Burley Tobacco

[preach4bass]

Burley, I just saw your latest picture, of the looped and cured tobacco.  Do you get "Burley" from Burley Tobacco?  Just curious? :-?

[burleytog]

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[preach4bass]

A lot of the guys in our Church work in the tobacco market and are just getting home from the "Burley Market" in Kentucky.  I've heard them talk about this for years, but I've never asked what Burley is.  Is it a type of tobacco or a company?

[CJ]

Definantly a familiar picture to me.I bought my first truck working in tobacco.I don't miss any of it.

I still get a kick out of "outta towners" who see a tabacco barn in the fall for the first time."Oh my! That barn is on fire!

Preach,burley is a type of "air cured"tobacco used mostly for cigarettes.Dark fire,is smoke cured and used for chew and dip.

[fourbizz]

Partial hi-jack for you people in tobacco country.

Is there anywhere to get non mainstream dip? I have always tried to find something different. But all I ever find is chew.

[frogtog]

It is mostly used for cigars, They ship most of it out of the country.

It will grow in the colder climates where flu cured won't. That's why you don't see much of it around here.  Oh yea we have a Jack Russel name Burley. ;D He runs around bouncing off the walls.

[preach4bass]

4bizz,

What would be the advantage of a "non mainstream dip"?

I've never heard of one, but I'm good friends with the biggest tobacco grower around our parts.  He grew over a million pounds of tobacco last year and he dips copenhagan.

[CJ]

Yeah 4Bizz,what do you mean by "non mainstream"?

[Jimzee]

Partial hi-jack for you people in tobacco country.

Is there anywhere to get non mainstream dip? I have always tried to find something different. But all I ever find is chew.

Fourbizz, I order from these guys all the time.  When I get down that way in the spring to do a little fly fishing in the Smokies, I always stop by and stock up.  Their tobacco is top notch, and they have more flavors of snuff than anywhere I have ever seen.  There kind od expensive but trust me, well worth it!!

http://www.gatlinburlier.com/

[grimlin]

Partial hi-jack for you people in tobacco country.

Is there anywhere to get non mainstream dip? I have always tried to find something different. But all I ever find is chew.

Fourbizz, I order from these guys all the time.  When I get down that way in the spring to do a little fly fishing in the Smokies, I always stop by and stock up.  Their tobacco is top notch, and they have more flavors of snuff than anywhere I have ever seen.  There kind od expensive but trust me, well worth it!!

http://www.gatlinburlier.com/

OOOhhhhh,Looks good! I use Kodiak or grizzly most of the time...I got the same hankering that fourbizz has...something different.

Jimzee....which one you perferr?

[Jimzee]

Cherry, Peach, and Whiskey flavored.  I have tried most of them and can honestly say none of them are bad.

[fourbizz]

I just mean, not cope, skoal, kodiak, etc CJ.

preach, just lookin for something different you know. Just lookin to mix it up a bit. I have had alot of really good chew from little outfits, and I was having a hard time finding dip in the same ilk.

sweet jimzee! checkin it out now!

[burleytog]

It is mostly used for cigars  

Burley is used as cigarette filler.  It has a more intense flavor than flue-cured.

And FWIW, the photo is of a hand of burley.  It was the method of market delivery from the time tobacco showed up in the Americas until the early-mid 80s at which time the burley market shifted to bales.

As an aside, I love driving through eastern NC in September.  Nothing like getting off US 64 and driving the back roads with my windows down, taking in the smell of the curing barns.

My family stopped growing tobacco in 2004.  As it is with most family farms, the lack of $$ plus aging parents just made it hard to do.  

[grimlin]

Thanks jimzee....i just ordered the 4 pack flavor ones....soon hope to find a favorite now.

The sunberry one looked and sounded good.

[fourbizz]

Jimzee have you tried the ones in the little rectangular tins? THe tin looks like it says it is only 3/4oz. is that true better be good stuff for basically 6 dollars for half of a normal can. Also is that chew or dip?

[Jimzee]

It is dip and I have tried it in the store.  When you walk in the store you can sample anything you want for free.  Try a can of the Sunberry, it was a nice change and lasts forever.  BTW guys, I have noticed that the snuff will dry out fast so keep it out of the sun.  If you order in bulk, keep it in the fridge.

[frogtog]

Burley I'm assuming you have rolled a peace of it and smoked it haven't you. That dam stuff will kill you. I have chewed the flu cured

when we were taking it out of the barn. We have had a couple of guys that tried to grow Burly around here but it never paned out.

[Root beer]

I"ve been to gatlinburlier mannyy times!! I bought my cigars there.

It not far from me, maybe about 40 miles. bass pro shop is nearby.

I might actually try those next time I'm there.

[Jimzee]

I"ve been to gatlinburlier mannyy times!! I bought my cigars there.

It not far from me, maybe about 40 miles. bass pro shop is nearby.

I might actually try those next time I'm there.

I love that shop.  It has a nice homey feel to it when you walk in, and the smell is fantastic. 8-)

[Root beer]

Indeed, Smell is very wild. ;D. My dad goes in there all the time when we go to gatlinburg. I used to just stand around and browse, but now I'm of legal age I get to do more then just browse.

I may try one of those dips next time I'm there. Something to suck on while fishing. ;D However, for the night fishing trip I prefer cigars to keep the bugs away. They cant stand that strong smell. ;D

[burleytog]

Burley I'm assuming you have rolled a peace of it and smoked it haven't you. That dam stuff will kill you. I have chewed the flu cured when we were taking it out of the barn.

Guilty  :-[  Smoked and chewed it.  Wasn't strange to find my pocket full of leaves back in high school.  

We have had a couple of guys that tried to grow Burly around here but it never paned out.  

Depending on how you harvest the flue cured, burley can be a lot more labor intensive than flue cured.  

[Jimzee]

I worked in a tobacco field, a very small one, for a few extra dollars one summer growing up.  We would top the tobacco and get the "suckers" off.  They also has these huge caterpillers that had to be picked off.  Some of those things I know were six inches long.  

[frogtog]

Burley I'm assuming you have rolled a peace of it and smoked it haven't you. That dam stuff will kill you. I have chewed the flu cured when we were taking it out of the barn.

Guilty :-[ Smoked and chewed it. Wasn't strange to find my pocket full of leaves back in high school.

We have had a couple of guys that tried to grow Burly around here but it never paned out.

Depending on how you harvest the flue cured, burley can be a lot more labor intensive than flue cured.

The labor force in eastern NC is down to nothing, all we have is the migraines and they are learning the system so they won't work either.

[KYbass1276]

I bought my first truck working in tobacco, well it was my main source of income in high school.   I used to do it daylight to dark alot of times. I thought I was retired from it untill I got married and my father in law still raises it.   He only has a acre which is a hell of a lot less than what I was used to.  My brother in law whines and complains and downright throws a hissy fit when he has to help.  He thinks a acre is huge.  I told him wait until you get in a feild where you can't see the end of the row then you can complain.  We just took it to the warehouse last week. My father in law got $1.45 a pound.   Thats sad.   Gone are the days of two and two ten a pound

[Guest avid]

You mean that's just a lump of tobacco???

Shoot man,,,I fer sure thought it was the shrunken head of your first ex-wife.