Best place to farm?

A guy made me good offer to buy my farm about a week ago.I'm not from Oklahoma so I'm not tied to the area,so I have been thinking about it pretty hard.Looking for a good livestock and crop combination area.I'm sure there are lots of opinions and I would like to hear them.Thanks

There really isn't one good area. You either have it to hot in the summer or to cold in the winter or some other weather problem.

I'm confused. Are you buying or selling?

Any place but Peach Valley,Delta Co.I'd leave If I could!

Climate-wise, I'd say look at Hawaii.

If you want mixed crop and livestock farming, I'd vote for any area that doesn't have lots of urban/suburban development potential. That gets old in a hurry.

Christopher

Central Tennessee is a state that I think a lot of. Still quite a lot a family type farms there yet.

Right now any ground that is half way farmable is selling high. Too many people are afraid of the stock market and CDs are paying less than inflation/taxes. So they are investing in land. Climate wise there are a lot of choices. Missouri and Kentucky have many areas that are combination areas that have a fairly good climate, that being not too hot or cold.

selling and buying

Oh no Old, "too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter" Come to Nebraska, you can have BOTH. And all the time it is too dry or too wet and too windy.
Starving to Death on my Government Claim
(Lane County Bachelor)


My name is Frank Bolar, an old bach'lor I am
I'm keeping old batch on an elegant plan,
You'll find me out west in the County of Lane
Starving to death on my government claim.
My house it is built of the national soil
The walls are erected according to Hoyle,
The roof has no pitch, but is level and plane
And I never get wet till it happens to rain.

Then hurrah for Lane County, the land of the free
The home of the bedbug, mosquito and flea,
I'll sing loud her praises and never complain
While starving to death on my government claim.

My clothes they are ragged, my language is rough,
My head is case-hardened, both solid and tough;
The dough it is scattered all aver the room
And the floor would take fright at the sight of a broom.
My dishes are dirty, and some in the bed
Are covered with sorghum and government bread;
But I have a good time and I live at my ease
On common-sop sorghum, old bacon and grease.

Then hurrah for Lane County, the land of the West
Where the farmers and laborers are always at rest;
Where you've nothing to do but sweetly remain
And starve like a man on your government claim.

How happy am I when I crawl into bed
And a rattlesnake rattles a tune at my head;
And the gay little centipede, void of all fear
Crawls over my pillow ind into my ear.
And the nice little bedbug, so cheerful and bright
Keeps me a-scratching full half of the night,
And the gay little flea with toes sharp as a tack
Plays "why don't you catch me?" all over my back.

But hurrah for Lane County, where blizzards arise
Where the winds never cease and the flea never dies;
Where the sun is so hot if in it you remain,
'Twill burn you quite black on your government claim.

How happy am I on my government claim,
Where I've nothing to lose and nothing to gain;
Nothing to eat and nothing to wear,
Nothing from nothing is honest and square.
But here I am stuck, and here I must stay
My money's all gone, and I can't get away;
There's nothing to make a man hard and profane
Like starving to death on a government claim.

Then come to Lane County, there's room for you all
Where the winds never cease and the rains never fall.
Come join in the chorus, and boast of her fame
While starving to death on your government claim.
Now don't get discouraged, you poor hungry men,
We're all here as free as a pig in a pen;
Just stick to your homestead and battle your fleas
And pray to your Maker to send you a breeze.
Now a word to claim holders who are bound for to stay
You may chew on your hardtack till you're toothless and gray;
But as for me, I'll no longer remain
And starve like a dog on my government claim.

Then farewell to Lane County, farewell to the West
I'll travel back East to the girl I love best;
I'll stop in Missouri and get me a wife
And live on corn dodgers the rest of my life.

brazil

DBAF, I'm going to throw out something a little different. It seems most folks here are telling about the different merits of their respective areas with regard to geography, etc. Perhaps you already realize this but all other factors being equal a good set of neighbors would rank very high on my list. Of course, if you are making a living you need good ground to do it. This is getting to be harder to find than it once was. It takes so much cash to live anymore that people have not always shown their best sides. Mike

Ah but you have to remember I did in fact live in NE years ago a real big town called Leigh NE

Not sure about livestock, but consider South Dakota, Missouri particularly the boot heel region, and Tennessee for crops. Iowa, Illinois and Indiana the land generally is too expensive. Ohio is generally too crowded and PETA continues to be a problem.

I'll sell you a farm in eastern Ks. Send me an email. You'll like it.

Jim