Kentucky Tobacco: 10 years after the buyout

 

(courier-journal.com) Tucked in the southeast corner of Jefferson County along Routt Road, Calvin Shake looks like a man with a long way to go, a storm on the horizon and a deadline past due.
"You can't hang it when it's wet so we've got to get as much done as we can today," Shake, 59, stout in build and a shuffle in his step, says as he climbs in and shuts the door to his pickup.
For many tobacco farmers around the state, the door on tobacco shut 10 years ago. Continued