To keep barn temperatures constant throughout the process-necessary if the grower was to produce high-quality tobacco-the grower and his family had to take turns night and day making sure the fire was always lit, but never too hot.
由於必須維持恆溫才能控制烤菸的品質，這段期間不能熄火、也不能「過火」，所以菸農全家人都要日夜輪流看守，十分辛苦。