Posted by Steven f/AZ on June 01, 2008 at 17:57:45 from (24.121.155.84):
First picture is the farm in 1973:
The single-wide trailer is Mom and Dad's house, the stick-built still had Grandma and Great Grandma living in it at the time (we moved to that house in about '86 with a remodel and new addition). Next to the grain bins you can see Dad's 42 Farmall H that he sold to a relative around '74 and I bought back a couple years ago.
This picture is around 2001, Mom and Dad bought a new double-wide to get out of the old stick built in need of major renovations in the older basement and a new roof as well (renovations would have cost more than the new house).
And finally, a picture in 2005 after my brother moved a single-wide out to the farm to live in while he works in town.
It's interesting to sit down with Dad and talk about all the changes that have happened on that farm and the different years that things were done... When he had the quonset built (40x80) he wondered why it was so darn big when all he had was an A Gleaner combine and a '51 Ford truck to put in it along with an 806 International and a D15 Allis Chalmers. Now he wonders why he didn't build it twice as big while it was cheap!
Just a lazy Sunday afternoon and I thought I would share... by the way, the farm is located in SW ND:
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