Mine and Not Yours.

[Big Barn]

My grandparents bought a trailer in a trailer park in Lake Land, FL back in the 60's. Most of the people in that trailer park were Hungarians. Most were from Chicago and surrounding areas, like South Bend. That trailer park was EXACTLY like any other Hungarian neighborhood you'd find in any midwestern town. They made it just like home, only no snow.

Your post brought back fond memories. When I was little, Dad had a bunch (8-10?) young Hungarian men working on the farm. They were a great bunch of guys and I think they were perhaps all friends before they emigrated to Canada.

I need to look for old photos....

 

[ultrarunner]

Years ago while working in Vermont I was travelling past a little ice cream stand surrounded by fields. It was that time of year and they were spraying liquid manure... perhaps there was no overspray onto the ice cream shop but I never stopped there.

Visiting my Grand Parents Dairy farm and some of my friends from California came for a week... it was interesting to say the least.

One day the farmer down the road was spraying liquid manure and my city friends were outraged... said there should be a law against that or at least warning signs...

I kind of laughed and was asked what's so funny... the two of them were into the Green Movement and Organic Foods...

When I explained the farmers here are Organic and don't use chemical fertilizers or pesticides there was a moment when the dots connected...

 

[MossRoad]

Visiting my Grand Parents Dairy farm and some of my friends from California came for a week... it was interesting to say the least.

One day the farmer down the road was spraying liquid manure and my city friends were outraged... said there should be a law against that or at least warning signs...

I kind of laughed and was asked what's so funny... the two of them were into the Green Movement and Organic Foods...

When I explained the farmers here are Organic and don't use chemical fertilizers or pesticides there was a moment when the dots connected...

 

[Jstpssng]

^^
It wasnt the manure I took exception to; it was the ice cream shop which had to have gotten some off-target movement during the activity.

 

[ultrarunner]

Manure from dairy can permeate...

We were out walking and one of the farms were in the middle of milking... these are small family operations high in the picturesque alps.

My friends wanted to get some pictures and asked if it was OK...

So they went into the stable posing with the cows and calves and petting the cows... they had a great time feeding handfuls of grass etc... when we left they discovered they smelled like cows... we were going to the city that night so a change of clothes was in order.

Oh... they saw me backing up when one of the cows lifted it's tail... it wasn't long before they realized why!

 

[Thomas]

ultrarunner
Oh... they saw me backing up when one of the cows lifted it's tail... it wasn't long before they realized why!
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Hope you told your friends don't walk behind cows that are hitch in the barn after being out in early spring time green grass field.

 

[ultrarunner]

The first time out is exciting for sure... even the old milk cows kick up their heels!

My brother was 6 at the time and cut across the pasture the first week when the cows were out... he had a long stick with him as was common when taking the cows out...

Anyway one of the cows made a beeline towards him and we were in horror seeing it unfold...

My brother tried to get out of the way but the cow kept charging... the next part was amazing... He stopped turned and stood his ground and at the last moment smacked the cow across the head with his stick whick broke into many pieces from impact...

The cow just stopped not knowing what to make of it and my brother calmly walked away saying it took him all day to find that stick.

The old farms were such a part of daily life that people often went by the farm name when asked where are you from... hiking through the woods I would get stopped on occasion but all I had to do was say I'm from such and such a farm and all was good... sometimes to the point of the farmer saying they heard the grandkids were visiting for the summer... this was before phones and internet so most news was exchanged after Sunday morning church service.

 

[sodamo]

Visiting my Grand Parents Dairy farm and some of my friends from California came for a week... it was interesting to say the least.

One day the farmer down the road was spraying liquid manure and my city friends were outraged... said there should be a law against that or at least warning signs...

I kind of laughed and was asked what's so funny... the two of them were into the Green Movement and Organic Foods...

When I explained the farmers here are Organic and don't use chemical fertilizers or pesticides there was a moment when the dots connected...

Luv it

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Wow !!!!
What are you guys all up tight about?
I see no problem at all!!!

You have nailed it!!!

Why can't you townies leave your townie ways behind, when you move out into the country??

I once had a cityiot ask me, "how come the folks out in the country don't like us?" That was a hard question to answer truthfully!! He just didn't get it!

Thank God I was smart enough to buy the farm I grew up on, and I'm not surrounded by cityiots!

SR

 

[Citydude]

Well the great migration has started. My neighbor sells real estate and sold 7 properties to people from California just last week.