Richie sale

[farmaholic]

SDG, can you imagine the distaste they must of had for the place to just pull up stakes and leave for a new home without taking much of their possessions along. That feeling doesn't develop in one year.... 1961 was the tipping point for them. You talked about how tough it was for you guys in the 80's, is that stuff that hard to farm? Were the previous owners there for decades/generations? Maybe the last ones never had the fortitude for it or felt obligated until their predecessors died, then said ef it......

[sumdumguy]

He was an officer in the army. He left rooms full and garage packed with army memorabilia and wartime surplus. It is really unimaginable that someone would wake up one morning, grab the family and throw a few things in the car and kiss a life goodbye, never to return. Maybe he had a line on something better in Victoria.

But he did have full bins, a Quonset full of barley and lots of good equipment ; even a D8 Cat, maintainers, newest augers, irrigation system. When he came from the war he had 15 good years in the fifties and this was 1961. It's still a mystery to us. Just very interesting, the different personalities.

Maybe he remembered the dirty thirties when farmers in that area watched everything blow away. Farmers up north, near Mikado say they never felt the depression as they never had the relentless drought and their mixed farming guaranteed they never went hungry. I didn't know any who lived beyond their means either. it would be a good cold winter day project to start a thread about the good Ol days while there are a few of us left. Remind me Tom and Farma.

[sumdumguy]

Grass farmer, if you liked pooling, maybe you should have realized that changes to the CWB were needed. Many were disenchanted and were not being heard.

[grassfarmer]

Changes needed yes, throwing the baby out with the bath water, not so much.

But don't let me detract from your stories about the people up and leaving their farms that was interesting!

[FarmRanger]

Grass, the _ _ _ is dead.

When people lose control of their property, productivity also suffers.
Never again will we be forced to pool grain, and have a giant state trading agency singling out one area of the country for property rights abuses.

[blackpowder]

Alrighty then, how bout them Oilers?

But seroiusly folks. RB has always been stern about buybacks. Usta threaten to ban you if you were caught. But..... i agree, since internet how could they not somehow be involved in reshuffling. Especially when they gaurantee and or own some of it.