kcm.MN
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- NW Minnesota
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Fawteen
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- Location
- Downeast Maine
Disclaimer: I know this is not the point of the Humble series, but...
Some people have absolutely no pride in appearance. I grew up on a small farm in central Michigan. 240 acres was a BTO!
I can't remember EVER seeing a farmstead that wasn't neat and tidy. A place that looked like that ****hole would have been the talk of the entire county.
I understand that not every farmer has/had the resources to put a fresh coat of paint on every building that might need it, but the time and effort to keep things picked up and tidy is pretty minor.
Some people have absolutely no pride in appearance. I grew up on a small farm in central Michigan. 240 acres was a BTO!
I can't remember EVER seeing a farmstead that wasn't neat and tidy. A place that looked like that ****hole would have been the talk of the entire county.
I understand that not every farmer has/had the resources to put a fresh coat of paint on every building that might need it, but the time and effort to keep things picked up and tidy is pretty minor.
showcrop
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Fawteen, as I posted it is apparent that it has been unoccupied for many years. There is of course still an owner, but his primary farm could easily be fifteen miles away in a different town, and few people who see this blight would know who the owner is. This is no longer a farmstead. It is a piece of ground with an unwanted structure on it.
Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
When I first glanced at this picture this morning, I assumed it was a colorized [because of the tractor] black and white. Now I'm thinking the tractor does really look that good. I don't know how? Everything else is destroyed, except maybe the silo.
Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
I don't think so. The lay of the land doesn't look right for that. The dooryard is now a barnyard, and animals have made that mess.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
Looks like an old house that would cost more to fix up than its worth so they used it for a barn,storage,whatever.Like the original house on my farm my dad spent a ton of money on it,he said many times if he'd of bulldozed it and built a new one he'd of had 2X better house for 1/2 the money.With the asbestos a house like in the picture is a money pit.
Kansasredneck
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None of us have walked in his shoes.
Many years ago I was hired to put a roof on a garage. The owner lived in a trailer, but there was a nice but neglected house right there.
The man asked me to take care of some repairs to the house, and when I walked in, it was a time capsule to a day in 1964.
Mail on the table, clean ( but dusty) dishes on the sideboard. Even clothing laid out on the bed still on hangers.
Denny's wife died of cancer and he had never gone back in the house.
Many years ago I was hired to put a roof on a garage. The owner lived in a trailer, but there was a nice but neglected house right there.
The man asked me to take care of some repairs to the house, and when I walked in, it was a time capsule to a day in 1964.
Mail on the table, clean ( but dusty) dishes on the sideboard. Even clothing laid out on the bed still on hangers.
Denny's wife died of cancer and he had never gone back in the house.
Bruce from Can.
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- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
I agree with Bob Bancroft, that cattle have had the
run of the house yard, and have been confined in a
small area around the house and old barn yard. You
can see the fence , and beyond the fence the
ground is green sod. I have seen old houses left to
go to ruin before. No point in up dating them if
theres no one to live in them.
run of the house yard, and have been confined in a
small area around the house and old barn yard. You
can see the fence , and beyond the fence the
ground is green sod. I have seen old houses left to
go to ruin before. No point in up dating them if
theres no one to live in them.
Tom in TN
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- Southern Middle Tennessee
Fawteen,
I agree with you 100%. I grew up in Northeastern Ohio near a large number of Amish farms. Although they were plain, they were always as neat as a whistle. I now live in Southern Middle Tennessee near a somewhat large number of Amish farms. By and large, they are a mess. Different times? Different clans? I don't know why, but the what is obvious.
Tom in TN
I agree with you 100%. I grew up in Northeastern Ohio near a large number of Amish farms. Although they were plain, they were always as neat as a whistle. I now live in Southern Middle Tennessee near a somewhat large number of Amish farms. By and large, they are a mess. Different times? Different clans? I don't know why, but the what is obvious.
Tom in TN
Rich'sToys
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- Location
- Southern MN
I know of a place not that far from where I live that looks almost exactly like that. Not sure if someone lives there or not, but I wouldn't be surprised, because I have seen activity there on occasion when I've driven by it.
philcaseinWPA
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Old slate roofs are expensive to keep up. I have 3, house barn and shed, with slate all over 120 years old. I have spent a lot since 1984
when I took over the farm on slate repairs but I like the look of slate. What I've spent on repairs I could of had all new shingle roofs put
on then but after almost 40 years I'd be doing it again. If I were to replace the slate I think I would go with standing seam metal roof.
Phil
when I took over the farm on slate repairs but I like the look of slate. What I've spent on repairs I could of had all new shingle roofs put
on then but after almost 40 years I'd be doing it again. If I were to replace the slate I think I would go with standing seam metal roof.
Phil
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