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ben ji · « **Reply #3225 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:18:54 PM »

Wow guyz, is lil Tasmo a great story or what? Runt of the litter just turned 2 weeks old today and opened her/his eyes for the first time.

Apparently lil lil(aka farm kitty) has taken a liking to Tasmo.

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Opened eyes today - first time. One half open, other maybe a quarter open. Two week birthday today at 10 am. Farm Kitty has been cleaning Tasmos, being a nanny. Today she hopped in the bed box so left them in the royal suite. She mother Tasmos.

ben ji · « **Reply #3226 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:20:11 PM »

Here is the "bedbox" aka a box filled with towels that Tasmo buries itself in when not eating.

bucket · « **Reply #3227 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:24:33 PM »

He looks glorious

ben ji · « **Reply #3228 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:25:48 PM »

My dad showed me how to make a kitty diaper as well. Every time my dad feeds tasmo with the eye dropper (like every 5 hours?) he wraps her in a paper towel and then puts a regular towel around it, apparently kittens are just like babies and crap all over right after they eat.

He recently learned this through experience.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #3229 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:29:21 PM »

Ty for the lil lil update

ben ji · « **Reply #3230 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:32:40 PM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on July 27, 2020, 08:29:21 PM

Ty for the lil lil update

What about Tasmo? Lil Lil is old news, Tasmo is the hot new guy/gal on the block.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #3231 on:** July 27, 2020, 08:46:23 PM »

Tasmo is great but lil lil is the goat

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #3232 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:09:51 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on July 22, 2020, 09:43:37 PM

Nothing to see here. Your standard grain bin. Second steel door, finished inside became where we stored tools, parts, supplies, etc. Even had a trap door with steps and an attic. Dad had it wired for AC he was going to sleep in this during planting/ harvest instead of driving back into town.

Tom

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that is bad ass tom

this is in mhk https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/32269342?source_impression_id=p3_1595963366_EhyCRAvBhyE0jgSR&guests=1&adults=1 pretty bad ass as well

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #3233 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:29:25 PM »

Quote from: Katpappy on July 26, 2020, 12:40:25 PM

Quote from: star seed 7 on July 26, 2020, 12:29:32 PM
Are we sure that's not a bobcat?

That's a small pussy. When you're an old boomer, you take it anyway you can get it.

No, Katpappy!

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3234 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:30:31 PM »

Thats next level cool yoga

Tom

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Institutional Control · « **Reply #3235 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:00:21 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on July 28, 2020, 02:30:31 PM

Thats next level cool yoga

Tom

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Possible additional revenue stream for you, Tom.

ben ji · « **Reply #3236 on:** July 28, 2020, 04:03:39 PM »

Found some old timey Aerial images of the farm in the National Archives.

Current farm (includes aunt's land next to it)

ben ji · « **Reply #3237 on:** July 28, 2020, 04:03:58 PM »

Farm in 1949

ben ji · « **Reply #3238 on:** July 28, 2020, 04:04:20 PM »

Farm in 1938

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #3239 on:** July 28, 2020, 09:09:40 PM »

a lot going on there in the 1938 one

Institutional Control · « **Reply #3240 on:** July 28, 2020, 09:39:37 PM »

My dad/grandparent’s farm in 1981.

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ben ji · « **Reply #3241 on:** July 29, 2020, 12:10:38 AM »

Quote from: Institutional Control on July 28, 2020, 09:39:37 PM

My dad/grandparent’s farm in 1981.

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Are there 2 houses in the homestead/building's area? Clearly a house just to the right of the V but it also looks like there is another smaller house under the V as well.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #3242 on:** July 29, 2020, 08:16:17 AM »

There are two houses. My great grandmother lived in the small house until she died in the mid-80s. After that, my grandmother took it over for her sewing and canning. My dad just uses it for storage now. There's no bathroom in the small house.

michigancat · « **Reply #3243 on:** July 29, 2020, 08:34:53 AM »

Quote from: Institutional Control on July 29, 2020, 08:16:17 AM

There's no bathroom in the small house.

Was there never one in the small house?

ben ji · « **Reply #3244 on:** July 29, 2020, 11:31:30 AM »

Still going down random rabbit holes and found the 1933/34 Ag report for Thomas County. All sorts of random information on there but my favorite is the tally of sheep killed by dogs and sheep killed by wolves.

Kind of shocked by how many sheep there were back then. The most recent report shows a total of 89 sheep in Thomas county compared to 10,000 back in 1934...Guess they were all replaced by cattle since there are 76k cattle in Thomas county now compared to 23k back in 1934.

michigancat · « **Reply #3245 on:** July 29, 2020, 11:33:02 AM »

there were wolves in Thomas County????

steve dave · « **Reply #3246 on:** July 29, 2020, 11:45:41 AM »

I think there used to be wolves in like 49 states

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Institutional Control · « **Reply #3247 on:** July 29, 2020, 11:51:36 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on July 29, 2020, 08:34:53 AM

Quote from: Institutional Control on July 29, 2020, 08:16:17 AM
There's no bathroom in the small house.
Was there never one in the small house?

No. When it was built there was a single outhouse for the two houses. They put a bathroom in the main house in the 40s but never put one in the other house. My great grandmother had a commode chair for late night emergencies.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #3248 on:** July 29, 2020, 12:13:19 PM »

Hopefully she had some saw dust next to it

star seed 7 · « **Reply #3249 on:** July 29, 2020, 12:14:14 PM »

Living pre-indoor plumbing is just a mind bender man