blueriver
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- Joined
- Oct 4, 2007
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- S.E.Oklahoma
- Tractor
- JD 5520 Montana 4340 Farmall Super A Montana 5720C
Takes a special breed of women to be farm/ranch wife ... first things first you must make life for the women in your life as simple as possible. Very few want to or even have the desire to put on the muck boots, tramp out in cold blistery weather to do anything let alone handle outside chores... get those horse's gone today even if you have to drop them off at the stockyard. There are some however who are in the midstream of the farm/ranch and you simply can not get them away from it.
Make life for the girls simple ... auto feeders and auto waters for the ducks and chickens. Anything that makes it easy for them to cope with the reality of farm. This too will make it easier for you... when your out of town and touch base at home you'll find them saying "All is well" ... it won't stop there. If the girls have a garden ... buy a small "girl tiller" that they can handle (just throwing things out there)... don't expect them to clean the chicken pen or coop ... do it together when your home.
I married a city girl 25 years ago whose dream was to be a farm/ranch wife ... she soon found out she was not geared for it and I had to change my way of thinking about my lifes partner ... I no longer ask her to drive the tractors ... feed the cows ... put out horse hay. She loves her garden, yard and swimming pool. She has every available garden and yard tool they make... kinda like the tools of the trade.
In the summer when I'm cutting hay, rakeing, baling or just doing farm/ranch work ... she will check water's, feeders and the condition of livestock but her favorite pass time is a beautiful yard, garden and THE SWIMMING POOL !!! She's pleased and I am pleased that she is pleased !!!!! And never forget to mention how beautiful the yard and garden are not to mention and never forget this one ... "You sure do keep a beautiful home for us"
Make life for the girls simple ... auto feeders and auto waters for the ducks and chickens. Anything that makes it easy for them to cope with the reality of farm. This too will make it easier for you... when your out of town and touch base at home you'll find them saying "All is well" ... it won't stop there. If the girls have a garden ... buy a small "girl tiller" that they can handle (just throwing things out there)... don't expect them to clean the chicken pen or coop ... do it together when your home.
I married a city girl 25 years ago whose dream was to be a farm/ranch wife ... she soon found out she was not geared for it and I had to change my way of thinking about my lifes partner ... I no longer ask her to drive the tractors ... feed the cows ... put out horse hay. She loves her garden, yard and swimming pool. She has every available garden and yard tool they make... kinda like the tools of the trade.
In the summer when I'm cutting hay, rakeing, baling or just doing farm/ranch work ... she will check water's, feeders and the condition of livestock but her favorite pass time is a beautiful yard, garden and THE SWIMMING POOL !!! She's pleased and I am pleased that she is pleased !!!!! And never forget to mention how beautiful the yard and garden are not to mention and never forget this one ... "You sure do keep a beautiful home for us"