Hello: Rain showers around but clearing and time to plow up more of this very old sod. I've uncovered one old Railroad camp site, from about 1890, farther down the field. Interesting to stop and look at small items turned up.
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This is SW,MN Buffalo Ridge

Nice start. Didn't adjust haze out of camera. So hows that for a straight furrow? (lucky)

Makes me feel good to watch plowing. Birds are starting to gather.. must smell food? Dense but weak sod. Lots of deep pockets left by big trees maybe 50-75 years ago.

Camera ok now. Looking foward from last shot. I really am glad there is NO CAB on this tractor. Great Spring day. Clean smelling air. Hearing the engine pulling a little is great as well as a few squeaks from the old plow. No radio or cell phone either. Just me and my Farmall and plow...

Time to take a Walk-around.
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Am I biased? I always liked the white they added. Any old guys reading remember the cars going nuts over TailFins and 2 tone paint jobs about same time as Farmall adding white. Tame compared to cars of 1957 wild colors & chrome.

(In 63 I got a 1958 Bonneville 2Door HT White\Blue with factory 3carb TriPower. Link below)http://www.ev1.pair.com/58pontiac.html

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Gotta take a few shots from front of Farmall 350. Nice size for a hobby farm and with most of the functions of much newer tractors. Great power steering and (believe it or not) brakes do work. Fast hitch, TA, IPTO. etc. Power adjust rear wheels I don't see often. Back in 1956 I helped demo new 300's. Nice 350 & nice day to be retired & in no hurry...

oops, lost a little sunshine. This land is on top of a ridge and there is well water just 15 feet down (not for drinking)
All of this sod is inside a city limits established in 1892 but never developed because the railroad went broke. The rails were 100 foot left of my field and I've got half mile of what was never used as a town. Which is just fine by me...

This yellow clay area is one old railroad campsite from about 1890. I think it was a fire pit. 50feet beyond are lots of bits and pieces of cups plates cast iron stove pieces and not native stones and bricks. etc... The plow even uncovered some round holes used for keeping food cool on very hot Summer days. Since this place is called Buffalo Ridge I'll assume the railroad crew ate lots of Buffalo meat. I really enjoyed poking around this campsite with a spade looking for just one nice item to keep. I'll have to search for history on how Railroad campsites were run. Must have had lots of horses and maybe a steam shovel, which were starting to be used by 1890.
Hope you all enjoyed the pictures of my way of enjoying retirement. A good Farmall and some field work on a nice Spring day. Click OLDER POSTS to get to misc on next page. Thanks for looking. Take care. agpilot