tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post2713025878309785668..comments2024-03-29T08:13:33.516-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: CoopsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-42837283203555079162013-11-28T15:27:26.764-06:002013-11-28T15:27:26.764-06:00I really enjoy seeing chicken coops but they don&#...I really enjoy seeing chicken coops but they don't give me great memories. It was my job to gather eggs and my dad never cleaned out the floor of the chicken coop. I know that they have been really creatively built as you view the different styles of them. I like seeing the coops that were built with such great windows and saltbox shapes but they are being torn down rapidly for new housing developments. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-9900540998617677702013-11-28T08:27:11.516-06:002013-11-28T08:27:11.516-06:00I didn't know what wind was until I moved to F...I didn't know what wind was until I moved to FargoMoorhead in 1999. The air is almost never still. I'm used to gust that shake the apartment building. Don't know what it used to be like, though.<br />Happy, happy Thanksgiving!! :):)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47017283015978814092013-11-27T21:55:45.272-06:002013-11-27T21:55:45.272-06:00Oh. Happy Thanksgiving!Oh. Happy Thanksgiving!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-51744730313305074822013-11-27T21:55:22.281-06:002013-11-27T21:55:22.281-06:00Almost no dairy farms here any more. As you know, ...Almost no dairy farms here any more. As you know, Louisiana grows sugar cane, soybeans, rice, corn - mostly for feed. There are a few 'small' farms, but not many.<br />The chicken coop that housed his grandmother's chickens had to be torn down when we were here in '94 because it wasn't safe. Hubby has managed to finally clear down to the foundation and we're hoping to build a new one when the weather is better!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23192162399798831112013-11-27T20:43:40.238-06:002013-11-27T20:43:40.238-06:00Lots of farms around us. Dairy, chicken, pig, bee...Lots of farms around us. Dairy, chicken, pig, beef, berries, vegetables.<br />Funny, I've commented a few times lately that we don't get the wind like we used to. Since I'm a 'hang the laundry on the clothesline whenever possible' kind of gal, I'm aware of the wind, or more like the lack of it. When the kids were little and those cloth diapers had to be hung out, I was constantly deciding if the day was a good drying day or not. Nothing like a wind to make the diapers all fluffy and soft:)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35240913154588243212013-11-27T20:16:22.714-06:002013-11-27T20:16:22.714-06:00Evening, love the old farm pictures.....sad to see...Evening, love the old farm pictures.....sad to see them gone. Thanksgiving wishes to you and yours, Francine,.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-3623481842522000042013-11-27T20:10:40.841-06:002013-11-27T20:10:40.841-06:00Wonderful photos but a shame about all the old far...Wonderful photos but a shame about all the old farms not being used for their true propose anymore ! Here it is a mix of tech and farming for the modern farmers there are still lots of the old ways free range or as some people call it Organic farming to and of course we have lots of the Amish farms here as well !. Our Provence has a logo song on the commercials , Good things grow in Ontario ! Thanks for sharing ! Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-55132457390250566432013-11-27T20:06:31.358-06:002013-11-27T20:06:31.358-06:00We have active farms in this area but they are not...We have active farms in this area but they are not mixed farms. there's lots of dairy farming here. This land is very productive and the farms aren't thousands of acres. Where my brothers farm the farms are many thousands of acres. One nephew has 8000 acres. When he's finished it will definitely be a corporate farm. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82342223581598735252013-11-27T19:44:09.476-06:002013-11-27T19:44:09.476-06:00Our family farms are being bought up by mega famil...Our family farms are being bought up by mega family corporations. A particular family I'm close to years ago decided to go big. and big they did, One child went to college earning a degree in Business Management, One went to tech for animal husbandry, one went to tech for deisel mechanics. About 20 years ago these siblings started buying up small neighboring farms. Now they hire 27 employees and milk round the clock. The way of the future, I guess? Too bad no one can go to the cooler or milk can and bring fresh milk in for supper!!!Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43820880106489635432013-11-27T18:54:24.097-06:002013-11-27T18:54:24.097-06:00We do still have family farms, but fewer and fewer...We do still have family farms, but fewer and fewer. This post makes me kind of sad. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23550477340619187242013-11-27T14:15:37.035-06:002013-11-27T14:15:37.035-06:00Illinois has lots of active farmers. The main cro...Illinois has lots of active farmers. The main crops are corn, wheat and soybeans.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020604933621899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16847585135160509762013-11-27T12:06:44.439-06:002013-11-27T12:06:44.439-06:00In my area, "development" is synonymous ...In my area, "development" is synonymous with farm destruction (fueled primarily by the usual government search for Real Estate tax $$) - its really sad and short-sighted.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-67530094440557080792013-11-27T08:56:31.206-06:002013-11-27T08:56:31.206-06:00My area used to be quite rural, but more and more ...My area used to be quite rural, but more and more the farms are being sub-divided into "ranchettes." It's sad. Many windbreaks have been removed and very few trees planted in their place. <br /><br />In the 60s, my community had up to 20 dairy farms: today, there are none. The FFA programs are dying in the area schools. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86614402694830430162013-11-27T08:14:25.056-06:002013-11-27T08:14:25.056-06:00If you really were up at 4:15 am writing this post...If you really were up at 4:15 am writing this post, then we could have had some virtual coffee and a nice chat on the phoneLeilani Schuck Weatheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517660684870960794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-34652370568558980102013-11-27T08:13:26.554-06:002013-11-27T08:13:26.554-06:00Yes... active farms but they don't grow row cr...Yes... active farms but they don't grow row crops; most are small cow-calf beef cattle operations. A few dairies are still around but they are fast fading into history. This area used to be the "feeder pig capital of the world," but all of the hog operations vanished due to corporate farms. Similar thing happened to forests here says a friend who used to be a forest ranger on this district: used to be almost all pine forest, now only a few stands of pine remain and it has morphed into oak trees and other hard woords.Leilani Schuck Weatheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517660684870960794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-22995991635653164832013-11-27T07:35:39.498-06:002013-11-27T07:35:39.498-06:00There are active farms in my region, but I don'...There are active farms in my region, but I don't live near any of them, except across the street one of the neighbors has horses and chickens. And a rooster. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-77643546234576736802013-11-27T07:18:52.630-06:002013-11-27T07:18:52.630-06:00We still have active farms in my area. But they a...We still have active farms in my area. But they are mostly dairy farms. When we drive out away from the metropolitan area we do see more farms in disrepair.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.com