Building a small farm.

[lutt]

Be been on here for several years now. Thought it was about time to start a project thread. About five years ago, my wife and two girls moved out of the bottoms to here in the hills. One reason was so the wife was closer to work and the girls closer to school. We purchased this house and 16 acres to eventually get cleared up so we could raise a few registered herefords and registered spot pigs. I have slowly converted 30x50 shop into a barn. Moved the shop to the basement garage. Cleaned up and fenced a couple of paddocks. Working on narrowing down the back pond. And now working on cleaning the woods. My goals are to have the place divided into paddocks, which we will be able to irrigate them all. Eventually gut and redo the inside of the house, finish the basement, and more or less be ready for retirement eventually. Here are a few pics. I will try to post as I work, and maybe get you guys up to speed on all this. Should have already started. Bear with me, this thread is gonna last a few years! LUTT



Front of house



Good pond



Shot off the back of the house over looking bad pond.



A few shots of the shop to barn conversion. All the pens are done with pigs in them. I'll get some shots posted later.



Some shots of the work in the woods.



Digging a stump out of the road from pics above.

 

[dusty3030]

Awesome - Randolph County?

 

[lutt]

Yes sir, west of Pocahontas, a little ways. Thanks Dusty. LUTT

 

[dusty3030]

Pretty country. I used to put in at Pochahontas and at Black Rock and fish some.

 

[lutt]

Yes sir! I grew up at Biggers on the Current. I'm still up there a lot. We got out here out of those skeeters! But it is pretty country! LUTT

 

[EddieWalker]

Very nice. Looks like you have been busy!!!!

Eddie

 

[lutt]

Thanks Eddie! I think it's gonna be the never ending story! LUTT

 

[Wakey]

Looking good, lutt. Looking forward to the progress.

 

[dave1949]

Sounds like a real adventure and undertaking. Looking forward to seeing your posts as time goes along.

I read up on Spot pigs, heritage breeds are always interesting. Now you need plans for a smokehouse.

Did you add some fans or other ventilation to the pole barn?

 

[lutt]

Sounds like a real adventure and undertaking. Looking forward to seeing your posts as time goes along. I read up on Spot pigs, heritage breeds are always interesting. Now you need plans for a smokehouse. Did you add some fans or other ventilation to the pole barn?

We really enjoy the spots, there layed back, easy to handle. And very smart. We are using shop fans for ventilation as of now, we plans of finding some used poultry house fans to put in the gables of the barn for ventilation before summer with louvers on them. thanks LUTT