Re: do'nt you wush!

Posted by Josh in SD on February 25, 2007 at 21:30:21 from (137.216.164.134):

In Reply to: do'nt you wush! posted by Marty Johns on February 25, 2007 at 18:46:13:

Hey Marty...I'm 18 turning 19 here in about a month living in eastern South Dakota. For as long as I can remember I've been around farm equipment and old machinery. For many years the newest tractor we had was a late 70's 686, and we still use it all the time. I agree that many younger people like myself do not understand or realize what life could have been like back then..but there are some of us, though few and far between, that do inquire to our much older relatives what life was like. My great-grandpa's each gave me whatever I wanted for old machinery I could find...not knowing what I would ever do with anything like that and half destroyed from sitting in the groves for well over 50 years I thought at least they knew their equipment would stay in the family and maybe the history would someday interest me. Well that someday came a lot sooner than I ever expected..around age 15 probably. To me, and probably to a few other youngins, hearing about how grain binders and old check corn planters work and how much time it took to do it all began to get very interesting. I found it interesting just the other day when my great-grandpa told me him and his parents never had cars for a long time and if he ever wanted to go somewhere it was time to hop on the horse. I've still got all the stuff they've given me...a couple binders, a couple plows, an old horse mower..very interesting.....

However I do agree, those like me are few but we are trying at least...just keep telling us what it was like and we'll keep trying to listen and keep those old farm shows and threshing bees going...

Josh in SD

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