I lived and farmed for many years in eastern Montana. Closest neighbor was 1 mile, then 1 at 2 miles, 2 at 3 miles and next one 5 miles. Kind of lonesome in the winter! Hospital was 75 miles, 30 of which was gravel road. 100 mile round trip to go to church or out to dinner.
Started with my dad with small tractors and always unhooked and drove tractor home for dinner at noon. Gassed up and drove back to field -- 100 yard to 1 mile -- and ran until dark. Now with 20,000 more acres to farm my brothers never take the tractors home, just haul fuel to field in old gas delivery truck up to 50 miles from home. A move from field to field may be 80 miles, just fold up and down the road. If its under 20 feet wide it is good to go.
Wheat used to be hauled 12 miles to the elevator with 180 bu per load. Now it is a 50 mile haul minimum, up to 200 if the price is right, with 1200 to 1300 bu per load.
I remember going out to work and never seeing another person all day long and no cell phone, radio or any means of communication. Lots of deer, antelope, hawks, bald and golden eagles now and then, and many other small animals such as rabbits, badgers, skunks, fox etc.
It was a good life, the air was clean, the sky open and free. Now I live on 2.5 acres and the neighbors are just too close. I could not live in a close subdivision, I think I would go nuts.
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