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a re-post in memory of my grandad
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Posted by old fashioned farmer on October 31, 2002 at 10:13:44 from (164.107.194.217):
Howdy folks. It's been about 3 monthes now since my grandad passed away. He was ninety-one at the time. He worked all his life on the farm which I grew up knowing as "grandad and grandma's" I learned more about farming and life from that man than any class, book, or supposed "expert" could ever teach me. I learned to appreciate small victories, to learn from mistakes, and above all else to be patient. His equipment always needed some sort of tending and patience was no virtue: it was an absolute necessity. It was hard for me to lose him. I was too young to work with him in his prime years of farming so I merely got to watch him at work for many a year. But he put a burning desire in my heart for farming that has gasoline and diesel pumpin through my veins and a permanent grease stain 'neath my fingernails. Last year I put up a post about old iron doing it's job on farms. It was meant to direct bickering tractor color loyalists to focus on our unifying desire and purpose. Now, as I look back on it I see it is a true testament to my grandad so I'd like to re-post it here in his memory. God bless. "Does the old iron still do the job?" *************************************************
I couldn't help notice all the mean things said about using old iron to do the dirty work on some farms. This made me curious. How many people here use their old iron to keep the farm pluggin along? I know I do. My grandpa did as well. In fact, I use a good portion of his equipment to keep his farm going. He still likes to help but at ninety he isn't able to do as much as he'd like. I'm proud of my 1944 Farmall A and it's "takes two men and a boy a day and a half to mount" equipment. I love to hear the old "pop pop" of my grandad's 1946 JD A as it lugs down and pulls his two bottom plow through tough S. Ohio clay. I love to hear the clanging of the old side delivery rake, the clattering sound of a sicklebar mower as I move around and around the field in the hot August sun. I don't know about you guys, but when I'm out there on that old equipment I see what farming is really about. It's not about money (heck they don't pay us enough for it to be about that), it's not about who's got the most land or best buildings. It's about farming. Putting the seed in the ground, nursing it till it's grown, treating it like a son or a daughter, and then reaping the blessings that God's given to you. This is what my grandpa believes and it's what I believe too. The fact of the matter is, farming is a way of life that's fading. I'm more interested in keeping what's left of it alive rather than bickering about stuff that doesn't really make a bit of difference. If anybody agrees with me I'd be happy to see them put a response here on this board. Thank you and God bless.
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