Postcards From the Po’ Farm
First off, I need to refresh memories about where the name of the blog originated. My grandfather, who in the late 1930s bought the farm where we now life, called this 50-acre place the Po’ Farm, in reference to the “poor farms” that were prevalent in those Depression days. Fayette County’s poor farm, where people way down on their luck went to live, was out on McDonough Road.
My grandparents and my dad didn’t have to go to the poor farm, but my grandfather’s family did lose between 800 and 1,000 acres due to the boll weevil, the Depression and the financial ruin they brought. Pop’s nickname for this place shows that his sense of humor survived the hard times.
Cold Snap Brings Back Fond Memories
It would be fun to say my “Postcards from the Po’ Farm” blog is back due to popular demand. The truth is I just decided to start back writing it. As the cool weather has returned the past few days, my mind wanders back to the time when we grew turnip...
Prepping for the Christmas tree season is a little different these days
by: Rick Minter It would be fun to say my “Postcards from the Po’ Farm” blog is back due to popular demand. The truth is I just decided to start back writing it. A beautiful full moon was rising Wednesday night as Joanne and I called it a day after...
Procrastination – 0: Tractor Angels – 1
It’s not often a project gets completed after any time off. I am a procrastinator to the nth degree and have always had a hard time finishing what I’ve started. I remember a project in high school art class where we were working with charcoal and I had to show the...
A Big Thank You!
The 27th annual Inman Farm Heritage Days has come and gone, and what a great show it was. By all accounts we had the most tractors, most exhibits, most vendors and probably the most attendees of any show we’ve ever had. ...
A Bittersweet Week
I kinda know how NASCAR president Mike Helton must have felt back in 2001 when he had to come into the media center at Daytona and announced that Dale Earnhardt was dead. It’s hard to type the words that the old-iron community has lost James Crane....