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]

ovrsized
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]

ovrsized
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.

 

[sixdogs]

buckeyefarmer --What a great thread and what priceless photos and memories.

Oversized--thank you for added contribution.

 

[ovrszd]

buckeyefarmer and Overszd--What a great thread and what priceless photos and memories.

He started it, I just drifted it a bit.

It's a great thread. Buckeye's historic data and supporting pictures tell a great story about his farm!!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Telling stories at thanksgiving is a great plan. That ship receipt is awesome.

I have an interest in Genealogy. When I was asked to speak at my father in laws funeral this year, I spoke about his lineage to president Abraham Lincoln, and how the Lincoln’s were some of the early settlers in the area.
I had several people later tell me they had no idea he was related to the president, and some asked me for a copy of my notes, which I explained I didn’t have any real notes, but just a few names and dates scratched down so I wouldn’t forget as I spoke.
I did later email some of them my genealogy notes on the Lincoln’s, many of the relatives buried in the same cemetery.
We have furniture from my wife’s GG grandfathers house, that her dad once owned and sold. Her family line in Virginia began in 1760 with her 6G grandfather moving there from Massachusetts , He is also presidents G Grandfather. There’s a house near her moms that was built by her 5G gf around 1800. Sorry if I may have covered this in the thread earlier.

 

[Doofy]

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.

Good Plan. Enjoy family while you have them. My Mom passed away at 49 and I miss her every day. Far to young to be gone. We all tend to think that we have time so we put things off. Don't! Learn all you can now while people have answers.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I think I might have mentioned our milk cow brownie. I was looking thru old pictures last night to see when dad had added on to side of garage to house a stall for her. I think it was 1967. Dad would squirt milk at us if we came around while milking. Lol.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Our baseball field.

My loved to play baseball in the front yard. We had a large bare spot for home plate, and bare spots for the bases. We would usually use whiffle balls to avoid losing the ball in the field beyond the yard.


One year we made a portable backstop, old boards nailed together and wheels on the bottom so we could move it. We cut wooden bases and a home plate. We would play ball till it got too dark to see.

When I was young our garden was also in left field. Dad eventually moved the garden to a different area and that became hay field. Center field was the end of a strawberry patch. Right field had cherry and apple trees. We never chalked lines, and the bases weren’t exactly square, but we had fun.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

He started it, I just drifted it a bit.

It's a great thread. Buckeye's historic data and supporting pictures tell a great story about his farm!!!!

Glad to have the participation!!!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I bring up this 1963 picture, not for the awesome cute kid yours truely, but to mention the ash tree that grew up along the old house.

We were building our new house at this time, and my older brothers say they used to climb this tree to get on the roof of the old house.
Pic of new house being built.

The house was torn down after moving into the new house in 1964. That ash tree got big. At one point there were 2 limbs about 5-6 ft off the ground, where we could hang upside down with our legs over one limb and hook our feet under the other.
A few years ago lightning hit the tree and it died. It’s becoming very rotten now.
Last weekend picture of the tree.

I told dad it needs to get cut, for when the left side falls it’s going to land on top of his car, and take down power lines to the barn.
He had me call a tree company, and they quoted $2500 just to cut it, we would clean it up. Uh, no thanks. Dad is parking out of harms way. Last weeks winds brought down one of 3 tall limbs. If 2 more fall, it won’t reach the power line. I told him to let winter take it down, and if it takes the wires we can fix that.

If we still had the dozer with winch we could just pull it over. We brought a lot of trees down that way in the 70s.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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.

Mom died 4 yrs ago at age 92 with Alzheimer’s, she was bed ridden the last 2 yrs with dad caring for her. He’s now 96.
I recently got more genealogy from him. He was also able to confirm the childhood house of my mom in town. The house is still there.
It started showing up in multiple pics, and then was in background of family pics.

Here is when they lived there in 30s.


This one is mom on left, my grandmother, moms sister. I’m guessing taken around 1938 timeframe.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

buckeyefarmer --What a great thread and what priceless photos and memories.

Oversized--thank you for added contribution.

Six dogs, What part of Ohio are you in?