I grew up on a small dairy farm just 5 miles south of Cincinnati in northern Kentucky.My grandpa bought the farm in 1920.He moved from another farm 2 miles closer to town.My Dad always spoke of neighbors who farmed when he was a boy,but when I was growing up,in the '60s,only 2 older farmers were near by,and they did not have any tractors,just a few cows.In 1948 my Dad and uncle bought the first hay baler in northern Ky.,and baled hay everywhere,but by my youth,we only baled for around 4 or 5 customers.The area was older suburbia,and slowly filling in with newer suburbia.We actually finished a lot of yards for new homes since we had the only tractors,and plowed about 40 or 50 gardens every year.Also custom work-a lot of small custom bush hogging-vacant lots-vacant fields,or old pasture land.Cut and sold firewood -maybe 40 p/u loads a year.But that all gradually diminished. As usual,time,'progress',and eminent domain took it's toll.The farm got reduced from 44 acres to 39 to 33,due to road rerouting,and later,more road construction(I-275).That took out the dairy barn,and tool sheds.An arsonist burnt the only remaining barn.Dad rebuilt and went to beef cattle.But eventually,the farm was sold,developed,and more road rerouting,and now it is unrecognizable.Urban sprawl has taken over.When I was 12yrs old we could ride our bikes on the highway in front of the farm on Sunday,without any traffic-by the time I was 22,the road was non stop cars day and night. What I grew up on,is long gone,there was nothing to show my kids,let alone my grand kids.Too much change.It used to make me sad,but I have made my peace with it.Just fading memories for myself.Mark
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