Baling hay in summer paradise

Bruce from Can. · Jul 26, 2019

At least it looks like a paradise in the summer, brutal cold in late fall and winter. This was the farm I grew up on, and I was baling hay only 150 feet from the lake shore. When I had a dairy farm kitty corner across the road, I used to spread manure and plant corn on these same fields. How long the current owner keeps it as it is, would be anyone?s guess, he is 78. Every year I figure that this will be the last, but then here I am back again. One day this beautiful view will just be some rich guys front lawn.

Billy NY · Jul 26, 2019

There are places still like that around here, how much longer they remain is hard to say. Beautiful field behind the 98 some odd acres here is for sale. I'd love to add it, but not much income would come in off it, about 20 acres, beautiful views too, way up high. Hard to justify the cost just to have or keep from being developed. I'm in the process of signing a contract for a house and shop building on the other end of this place, commercial zoning and 25K of cars going by per '15 survey. This will bring some income potentially, but strategically is a much better choice. Sad to think of what will happen to that field, I've looked at and over it from my woodlot since I was a little kid, but would need money to burn to justify owning it. Good field too, alfalfa and corn always did well, beans too if the deer did not take their share. Rocky in some areas, but the soil makes up for that.

centash · Jul 26, 2019

You can be that "rich guy" ....

Ben

Bruce from Can. · Jul 26, 2019

You forget, I have a son that wants to dairy. If I could convince him different.... Maybe some rich guy will let me come and cut his lawn. I have rented this farm for 31 years now

Russ from MN · Jul 26, 2019

I just heard that dairy prices are rising, for your sake I hope that's true. Your photo looks a little like the shoreline where my great-grandmother is buried at Port Alma ON. There are nice houses along most of that shoreline.

jeffcat · Jul 26, 2019

You know, ever since a kid, why do lakes look like they are going up hill ?

jddrawbar · Jul 26, 2019

Looks like a paradise to me.....beautiful.

Baling hay in summer paradise

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