My Granddad died in 21. His Dad, and his two brothers farms became
the estate. One farm in the 20's was loaned to Purdue as a test farm.
Step 'granddad' lost all three farms in a hand of poker in Chicago, so
it was said.

My Great Uncle, a Doctor with a farm, lived in town passed the farm in
a legal way to my Great Aunt in the 30's. (back then women and
ownership was tricky). He had tenant farmers and now the young girl who
used to come to visit Great Aunt Joyce owns the farm. At least one of
the brothers places still exist.

And the colors of tractors - Uncle Art had a large dairy farm co-op
(had 13 kids that lived) and each married with a farm - They all worked
and helped each other. As time would take their toll, each sold out to
the large corp that took over the region.

Dad and his two older sons were big into electronics not farming.


Martin

On 8/2/2015 9:57 AM, dpb wrote:
On 08/02/2015 8:55 AM, dpb wrote:
...

The lowest during the 30s was actually close to 14"; that it was so
severe a result is a reflection on how much farming technique for this
region has advanced since as developed equipment and methods more suited
to the sandy soil and limited moisture. When broke this ground out, all
they knew and had equipment for was what worked farther east in heavier
soils and more rainfall.
...

That was a typo; the 14" was more nearly 12" but the other key missing
ingredient that they weren't familiar with when they began farming out
here was _THE WIND_!!! It just does _not_ blow like it does here back
east, even the middle/eastern part of KS is nothing like the western
third and the other areas of the high plains north and south along the
eastern Rockies. It's a unique environment owing to the rain shield and
the large expanse of flat unbroken ground devoid of any trees or other
disrupting surface features...

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