Award Winning Tobacco with BRAGGING rights

[BigBonner]

I have bragging rights
Last week the Kentucky State Fair was held . My Niece entered some flowers she grew along with tobacco she grew and help me grow on my farm .
Tobacco from all over the state is on display and judged , Burley , Dark fire , Dark air , live stalks , cut and hung stalks and hand tied tobacco .

My niece helps me set and strip tobacco . She had a little of her own for a FFA project .
This was grown on my farm . She won Best over all Exhibitor ( Big Plaque ) and top in district .
Red Tips won a Blue ribbon .She had Four grade's of tobacco with all getting ribbons .

Here is a picture Those are red tips she is holding .

 

[MarcL]

This is very nice! Congratulations to You and Yours.

 

[bryonlr]

Congratulations to Big Bonner and neice

 

[leverhead]

That's great, congratulations! I take it that you're having a better year than last.

 

[SmokesAhoy]

BigB is due a good year. And congrats to your niece's award winning tobacco! What a beauty! And the tobacco too!

 

[Gdaddy]

Congrats! That IS something to brag about. I didn't know there were judged events like this.

 

[deluxestogie]

I could have told you that your red tip burley is blue ribbon material. I love the stuff. Congratulations.

(I learned to tie hands by deconstructing your hands of red tip burley.)

Bob

 

[BigBonner]

That is last years tobacco , it was the better fields .

After planting this years crop I went through a really dry spell and the tobacco did not get the take off it should have gotten .
This year the rain has went all the way around me or died out just before hitting my area .
One mile up my road or one and a half miles down the road there was plenty of rain . But my tobacco this year is looking fair so far, it would have been a lot better if I had more rain .
I taught her how to tie hands and she does pretty good . But she ties in either direction , one time she may roll to the left and next time she may roll to the right .

She is 15 Years old and proud of her tobacco . The walnut plaque is in the shape of KY and flat brass Kentucky cut out inside of that . It is a really nice one

 

[webmost]

I.m thinking they gave her the blue ribbon cause she looks so cute.

 

[indianjoe]

Congragulations BB and niece.

 

[grgfinney]

Congrats to your niece you have taught her well

 

[bonehead]

wow that looks so neat. where i live in ct. you are only allowed to pay tobacco tax. if i ever took tobacco to a 4h fair or any other fair they would cut off my balls. it is nice to see a kid outside growing something.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Congratulations Larry! Now all you have to do is get her to join FTT
What's really cool (to me) is your State Fair still has a Tobacco Category. Here in Maryland the State Fair has turned into more of a carnival. At least where I am our County Fair (Cecil County) it is still rural enough that we still we have a crash car derby!

 

[POGreen]

Congrats to both you and your beatiful niece BB !
Bacca is looking just terrific.

 

[Rickey60]

Congratulations Larry, that is some great tobacco, she should be proud.

 

[Briar Spirit]

Congratulations to the both of you, well earned indeed, sorry about the lack of rain this year, can't be easy to cope with knowing just down the road is getting plenty, hope things get better with the water for you.

 

[ArizonaDave]

Congratulations to you and your Niece! Do you ever sell that red tip 'baccy here on FTT?

 

[deluxestogie]

Do you ever sell that red tip 'baccy here on FTT?

Just PM BigBonner for details.

Bob

 

[CT Tobaccoman]

Congratulations--nice looking tobacco. Nice looking girl too.

BTW BB, the MD 609 plants that you sent me are coming along very nice. Lush big leaves. Beautiful stuff, makes me glad that my burley didn't work out.

CT

 

[BigBonner]

Congratulations to you and your Niece! Do you ever sell that red tip 'baccy here on FTT?

I sell a lot of different types of tobacco that I grow .



CT Tobaccoman

The Maryland is a good grower with big leaves and stands longer than burley after topping . It is hard to handle as you have to cut it let it wilt a couple of hours and spear it up and haul it in before it get sunburnt . Too much sun is just like Ct Broadleaf it will cause the leaf to have color cured green in the leaves .

Maryland makes a great cigar filler and good in cigarettes to .

Thanks for the compliments She is already planning next year .