These 3 pictures capture almost a hundred years in farming. The top picture is my mom & dad in their early years of farming. Note the steel tractor tires. When I first started going to the farm in the late 50’s we had rubber tires as seen in middle picture of my dad on his …
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“Maybe He Won’t Know…”
Growing up on Andy’s Farm in the late 1950’s and early 60’s was very different than farming today. The primary weed & grass control method of that time was cultivation. This method was to drive a tractor pulling a cultivator between the rows digging up the grass & weeds. Cultivating soybeans is like threading a …
“It’s Plantin’ Time!”
Because I grew up on a rice/soybean farm, I find the Principles of the Farm found in the Bible fascinating, true and very personal. # Farming is a process that requires: Most of your time & attention; Wise & deliberate choices; Relentless persistence, and Always keeping your focus on the purpose, the Harvest. # Seed …
The Further We Get From the Farm…The Less We Understand God.
In today's hi-tech, fast-paced, microwave world we have become conditioned to having everything NOW! But God did not start man this way. God started Adam working in the Garden. Growing up on a farm I learned life is a process...it takes almost a year of hard work to get a crop in. Right after harvest …
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