Re: farming in the 1950s and 1960s ?

Posted by jon f mn on April 16, 2021 at 21:46:33 from (174.219.7.134):

In Reply to: farming in the 1950s and 1960s ? posted by swindave on April 16, 2021 at 08:08:23:

We moved to the only home I knew til I got married the year I was born in 62. Grew up milking cows and farming 3-400 acres. When dad moved he had a case 830d case-o-matic, the DC I have today and a Ford jubilee. He started milking 38 cows in the one barn then added 28 in another. Never had a pipeline in my time on the farm. Later dad added another dc and in 1970 a new 870. Then traded the 830 for a 730 comfort king. In 76 the 870 got traded for a new 970. I remember him talking about it because the dealer came to him and asked him to trade because he had a buyer for the 870. He allowed dad just twice as much for trade value as dad paid for it new. Dad really thought that was something. The 970 was dads last new tractor, but he did add a used 1070 later.

I was 8th of 9 kids. We started chores in the barn when we started school. First job was running water for the calves and putting the milkers together for milking. About the only chore mom did in the barn was washing the milkers and bulk tank and she never missed a day of those.

My first tractor driving was driving the 830 pulling the rock wagon while all the others picked rock. Was maybe 4 years old at the time because my feet didn't come close to the floor. But with the com transmission all I had to do was add gas to go and let off to stop and steer. And dad was always close by. I know I drove the Ford by kindergarten because that was the year I drove over my little brothers head while mom and I and he were picking the missed corn in the field. Didn't seem to hurt him at all. Lol. Big day for me was my 15th birthday because I got my official drivers license that day and dad bought me my first car. We all got a car when we got our license and all the gas we could burn, the cost was we had to milk the cows both before and after school and do all the other work as well. I also got $20/week spending money which was plenty in the 70s. All the other kids got a car like a Ford galaxy or some such. But for some reason dad bought me a 67 Pontiac firebird with fat keystone wheels and the works. He never said why he did that for me and I never asked. But I sure wish I had that car today. Made dating quite easy. Lol.

I got married and left home in 1981 and dad sold the farm a few years later.
I have many fond memories of that time and can't really remember anything seriously bad. I guess I never thought then about whether it was good or bad but I think it was good. I would love to do it again.

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