Life on the farm

[two_bit_score]

They check usage versus balance, or used to, had a friend who was an inspector many years ago, don't know if they dye the fuel.
He told me that the farmers could become extremely aggressive but he had a theory, he wore glasses and would sit down looking at the books and not make eye contact, he maintained it took a brave man to hit someone in this position, one day he met a very brave man.......

Hitting someone not looking for it coming would be a sucker punch. Hard to call someone a “brave” man if he sucker punches someone.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Our first riding mower on the farm. . It seemed very basic, I think just a forward and reverse. We had a push reel mower , and then a couple push mowers.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

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That's a great piece of family memorabilia. It was costly to come over, and like just stated, they got out in a good time.

 

[ovrszd]

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That's a great piece of family memorabilia. It was costly to come over, and like just stated, they got out in a good time.

Somehow my Mom ended up with a lot of things like that. I've got the trunk the family used to store their clothes on the trip. I keep all the family memorabilia in it. On Thanksgiving Day we have a family gathering in my shop. After we eat the trunk is opened and everything looked at. Started doing this when Mom was still alive and she could fill in the blanks sometimes. Now it's left to me. A lot I don't know. Have around 800 pictures. The oldest being the German farm picture. I went thru all of them several years ago and any that didn't have description written on the back I took to Mom. Had probably 150. She narrowed it down to 24. Priceless now to see her hand writing on the back of those. I can already see that my youngest Son will get these things when I'm gone. I can tell he would be a great caretaker by how he handles these items and intently studies them.

You can hear that same sentiment and value in the postings here of Buckeyefarmer.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Somehow my Mom ended up with a lot of things like that. I've got the trunk the family used to store their clothes on the trip. I keep all the family memorabilia in it. On Thanksgiving Day we have a family gathering in my shop. After we eat the trunk is opened and everything looked at. Started doing this when Mom was still alive and she could fill in the blanks sometimes. Now it's left to me. A lot I don't know. Have around 800 pictures. The oldest being the German farm picture. I went thru all of them several years ago and any that didn't have description written on the back I took to Mom. Had probably 150. She narrowed it down to 24. Priceless now to see her hand writing on the back of those. I can already see that my youngest Son will get these things when I'm gone. I can tell he would be a great caretaker by how he handles these items and intently studies them.

You can hear that same sentiment and value in the postings here of Buckeyefarmer.

I’m glad you have identified someone who would take care of them. So far neither of my sons have shown much interest, but then was I at their age? How I wish I could ask my mom about some of these old pictures.

 

[Doofy]

Family gone to soon. I wish I had paid more attention too. Now, there is no one left to ask. A day late and a dollar short is a poor excuse to not know your history. If only...

 

[ovrszd]

How I wish I could ask my mom about some of these old pictures.

I was going to say that but didn't want to put a damper on the festivities here. Took me about a year to not have an instinctive thought to ask Mom about something.... My Mom died healthy at 94 so I don't have any complaints. My Dad died at 74 with Alzheimer's. Much worse.

 

[ovrszd]

Family gone to soon. I wish I had paid more attention too. Now, there is no one left to ask. A day late and a dollar short is a poor excuse to not know your history. If only...

Doofy I was Blessed with a Mom that thought family history was very important. Evidenced by how many artifacts she kept all these years.

My plan for Thanksgiving Day is to tell stories of the history of this farm and the family. If fitting I'd like to load the crew cab truck cab full and take a short drive around this area and point out building sites that are gone and who lived there.

 

[ovrszd]

Since the subject is "farm" I'll tell a funny story.

We had a milk cow named Bessie. Very docile and gentle cow that provided our household milk supply for several years. It was Mom's job to milk Bessie. Dad made a stool from a couple pieces of 2x4 and she milked into a metal bucket.

Here's a picture of my Mom milking Bessie. I took the picture with one of those old cardboard Kodak cameras that you looked down thru the top.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's a picture of My Mom holding her first Grandchild. My niece Doris.

Notice my Mom has a splint on her left hand. Broken little finger.

She got that broken finger because after I took her picture I went around the other side of the barn facing Bessie. Jumped out from behind the barn and screamed. Bessie freaked out and lunged to the right. Knocked Mom down and broke her little finger.

My Mom was such a strong woman. I don't even remember her being mad about breaking her finger. On the other hand she was very mad that she lost a bucket half full of milk.