Life on the farm

[ovrszd]

Could be; I spent several years of my youth in Pierce City Missouri...and my Dad got around quite a bit...You ever been to Yonkersville?

No I haven't. My Dad might have.

 

[civilian]

Sounds like Mom's life on the farm... super healthy all her life and running marathons still at age 75 but Alzheimer's now age 86

A little off but my 3 nieces have been competitive year round swimming starting age 4... summer and winter outside pool... extremely healthy.

Their classmates all bundled up and super sanitized are always sick...

I do believe lifestyle environment is a huge factor...

Farmer Grandparents all lived into 90's... always active just a little slower... early to bed and early to rise on a Dairy Farm.

A little late to this thread. Ultrarunner, just put another tarp over the tin and call it good. LOL

To Buckeye, great thread, took a while to catch up though. Enjoy. Jon

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I was known to lick dirt off the ground, and drink water from our creeks.

 

[ultrarunner]

I really never thought of that... wonder if it would fly... heck put the old tattered one back.

Tarp is temp and metal is permanent... too bad the AG exemption is gone in the county... it is simply getting developed.

I could toss a stone and hit multimillion dollar homes across the county road as that is city... the homes were all built in the last 3 years leaving the farm a little island between the city boundary and the 60,000 acre parkland.

Its nice being an island but having city neighbors in 2 million dollar homes across the road does complicate things... of course the farm zoning wouldn't allow homes on 10,000 feet lots so the value is no where near when maybe 5 acre minimum... maybe but the talk is to make it green zone which would mean 20 acre.

The previous owner had been in talks with the park for 10 years on buying the farm... it never went anywhere as the park wanted a donation... when my brother bought the place and promised to keep it a farm the aging owner made the deal... 150+ years in one family that homesteaded.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I really never thought of that... wonder if it would fly... heck put the old tattered one back.

Tarp is temp and metal is permanent... too bad the AG exemption is gone in the county... it is simply getting developed.

I could toss a stone and hit multimillion dollar homes across the county road as that is city... the homes were all built in the last 3 years leaving the farm a little island between the city boundary and the 60,000 acre parkland.

Its nice being an island but having city neighbors in 2 million dollar homes across the road does complicate things... of course the farm zoning wouldn't allow homes on 10,000 feet lots so the value is no where near when maybe 5 acre minimum... maybe but the talk is to make it green zone which would mean 20 acre.

The previous owner had been in talks with the park for 10 years on buying the farm... it never went anywhere as the park wanted a donation... when my brother bought the place and promised to keep it a farm the aging owner made the deal... 150+ years in one family that homesteaded.

This is why. You are costing the taxing authority precious revenue. They want you to sell or develop it.....so they can get more taxes. In the mean time, anything you try to change will be a PITA.

 

[ultrarunner]

The city keeps annexing but doubt they will cross the road because it is just the farm and then 60,000 acres of parkland...

Caused quite a ruckus doing a legal and required AG burn of diseased trees which are not to be transported off site and then it is also legal to shoot/hunt...

Just a unique situation and it gives the townies something to talk about...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

One of the trains that used to pass the corner of the farm.

 

[ovrszd]

Awesome picture!!! Didn't even destroy the track. Is the date 1924? Very cool.

 

[civilian]

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One of the trains that used to pass the corner of the farm.

Interesting that the train tipped to the inside of the curve. Any story related to photo? Jon

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Interesting that the train tipped to the inside of the curve. Any story related to photo? Jon

No, I have a book on the RR, but no story to correspond to the date on the picture.