Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 370152 times)

ben ji · « **Reply #3875 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:02:20 PM »

Not sure if I have updated this thread recently but my dad is currently breaking out 250 acres of the 400 acre pasture BY HIMSELF. Like I thought he was gonna pay someone to do it but nope, he borrowed a tractor/disc from the guy who is gonna farm it and started breaking it out himself because he was bored. Apparently he is exhausted from riding in the tractor all day discing dirt instead of reposting memes on facebook.

Not gonna lie, I'm slightly impressed that my dad still has the farmer go get it to just say eff it give me the tractor and I'll disc it up myself.

The remaining 150 acres of pasture is by the creek and we are getting like $15 an acre from the state of KS to let it grow wild and not grow/graze anything on it.

ben ji · « **Reply #3876 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:13:39 PM »

30 years ago my dad was just like SD, I'm a big city boy now! Sell the land yada yada yada. I didnt go to college and study computers to be a cow/wheat/corn/sorghum farmer etc etc etc.

Then he retired, inherited a little bit of land and now he is all about that farmer life because he has nothing else to do.

Just saying SD, maybe hold on to a lil bit of the land so you have something to do in your 60's.

ben ji · « **Reply #3877 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:33:13 PM »

My childhood memories of my dad was him wearing khakis and a white dress shirt to work every day with a clean shaven face and an 80's mustache while he did computer stuff. He wanted nothing to do with that farm life.

Now he has a santa clause length beard and spends his days playing around on his hobby farm he inherited and going to the cow/goat/sheep/whatever auction. I'm happy for him and can't wait to inherit the hobby farm/pheasant reserve.

chum1 · « **Reply #3878 on:** April 24, 2021, 06:58:23 AM »

That's a beautiful before and after.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #3879 on:** April 24, 2021, 01:24:41 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on April 22, 2021, 11:45:25 AM

Quote from: steve dave on April 22, 2021, 11:27:37 AM
I wouldn’t trust anyone from THE BAY AREA when it comes to farming. Just my two cents there.

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do you know what the mascot of bay area school Hayward High is?

I'll give you a little hint, it's Farmers

get me a tshirt

steve dave · « **Reply #3880 on:** April 24, 2021, 06:54:06 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on April 23, 2021, 11:13:39 PM

30 years ago my dad was just like SD, I'm a big city boy now! Sell the land yada yada yada. I didnt go to college and study computers to be a cow/wheat/corn/sorghum farmer etc etc etc.

Then he retired, inherited a little bit of land and now he is all about that farmer life because he has nothing else to do.

Just saying SD, maybe hold on to a lil bit of the land so you have something to do in your 60's.

Maybe I haven’t been clear enough about the amount of hardcore farming I did for 18 years. I’ve farmed more than most “farmers” you know that are at retirement age. I can assure you I have a very strong understanding and appreciation for what this stuff entails and the opportunity cost to me and my family. And bro, it is not for me.

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steve dave · « **Reply #3881 on:** April 24, 2021, 07:54:34 PM »

FOLKS

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steve dave · « **Reply #3882 on:** April 24, 2021, 07:56:47 PM »

Also check out those abandoned 1920s houses in pic 4. We have dozens of those stupid things that could get washed down stream and block the road at any moment.

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steve dave · « **Reply #3883 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:24:02 PM »

Also I had misremembered the weight limit sign as a 5 mph sign. Makes a lot more sense tbh.

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steve dave · « **Reply #3884 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:26:18 PM »

Also I made my dad drive his ass out there and get these pics exclusively for this thread. So you’re welcome assholes.

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chum1 · « **Reply #3885 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:30:10 PM »

That's a mountain of burdensome liability. He's getting the short end of the stick on this one.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3886 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:39:23 PM »

Thanks SD Dad! Those are incredible. I like that he made the effort to get a shot underneath.

Tom

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WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #3887 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:39:59 PM »

It looks in great shape

Spracne · « **Reply #3888 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:40:33 PM »

Who used to live in the houses?

What does the "020" sign on the bridge denote?

Did the Corp of Engineers build it?

That things not falling down anytime soon. If it does, we're talking an act of god that would probably absolve the dave family of any liability.

Spracne · « **Reply #3889 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:43:41 PM »

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on April 24, 2021, 08:39:59 PM

It looks in great shape

In those days they built bridges out of toothpicks and bailing wire, and they were better off for it. Cheaper, yet more durable and reliable than today's bridges.

steve dave · « **Reply #3890 on:** April 24, 2021, 08:49:20 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on April 24, 2021, 08:40:33 PM

Who used to live in the houses?

What does the "020" sign on the bridge denote?

Did the Corp of Engineers build it?

That things not falling down anytime soon. If it does, we're talking an act of god that would probably absolve the dave family of any liability.

I think they were old "homesteads" from when people got some piece of land. our ranch is probably like a dozen of them or so. I'm not good with acres. but there are a ton of those old houses and barns and stuff all over it pretty evenly spaced out.

no clue

I would guess so. or whoever the state used for engineering back then.

yeah, I think it's got another 50 years of senior photos in it.

chum1 · « **Reply #3891 on:** April 24, 2021, 09:12:06 PM »

I want to think the houses are remnants of The Homestead Act and Dust Bowl. If they aren't, I don't want to hear about it.

steve dave · « **Reply #3892 on:** April 24, 2021, 09:16:57 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on April 24, 2021, 09:12:06 PM

I want to think the houses are remnants of The Homestead Act and Dust Bowl. If they aren't, I don't want to hear about it.

I'm positive they are. I'll take pictures of others when we are down there. also I'll ask my dad.

protip: don't walk on their roofs. you will fall through and wrack yourself on the ceiling frames and have to call your dad on the two way radio to come get you and think you have to go to the hospital and miss baseball practice because your balls and crotch are so busted from wracking. according to some junior high canadian guy I know.

chum1 · « **Reply #3893 on:** April 24, 2021, 09:28:26 PM »

People got 160 acres. Or in terms my dad would use, "A quarter section. You know how many acres a section is, right? That's one mile by one mile." So, you might have four houses per square mile.

steve dave · « **Reply #3894 on:** April 24, 2021, 09:34:16 PM »

yeah, I think a mile from each other is about right. 3 of them are still viable places to live. my bro and his family lives in one. one of the cowboys that works for us lives in one. and my dad has one that he throws like country parties and crap at for some ridiculous reason and always talks about when my mom kicks him out he'll live there. obviously not the original houses but I think maybe the locations.

michigancat · « **Reply #3895 on:** April 25, 2021, 08:42:01 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 24, 2021, 07:56:47 PM

Also check out those abandoned 1920s houses in pic 4. We have dozens of those stupid things that could get washed down stream and block the road at any moment.

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Not to mention the two giant dead wood piles next to the stream in pic 2 and actually in the stream bed in the last one.

And I know it has already been mentioned but that bridge isn't going anywhere anytime soon

ben ji · « **Reply #3896 on:** April 25, 2021, 10:43:28 AM »

I'm impressed by the amount of tree's visible in those pictures.

bucket · « **Reply #3897 on:** April 25, 2021, 12:42:01 PM »

Folks, why do farmers buy old school busses? Noticed a bunch on my drive through Illinois. Is that really the best investment for storage purposes?

steve dave · « **Reply #3898 on:** April 25, 2021, 12:56:09 PM »

Quote from: bucket on April 25, 2021, 12:42:01 PM

Folks, why do farmers buy old school busses? Noticed a bunch on my drive through Illinois. Is that really the best investment for storage purposes?

I have never experienced this. Maybe it’s an IL thing

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Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #3899 on:** April 25, 2021, 08:59:52 PM »

Quote from: bucket on April 25, 2021, 12:42:01 PM

Folks, why do farmers buy old school busses? Noticed a bunch on my drive through Illinois. Is that really the best investment for storage purposes?

One of my uncle’s buddies bought one to haul pigs in one time. I can think of a lot of reasons why it was a dumb idea but that is what he did. I think sometimes they are purchased with the idea of making a mobile shop for repairs, etc also. Don’t know if any kstategrad farmers who have done this.