Out Around the Barn

We all know that on a farm you must have tools to work with in order to get things done such as;

Building fence – wire, posts, post hole digger, pliers and etc.,

Repairs – hammer, nails, screws, lumber or wire, drills and etc.,

Machinery – wrenches, jacks, compressors, clamps, welders, sanders and

well, you get the picture.  There will always be a need for tools and accessories on the farm because there is always work to be done.  It does not matter if your farm is your only business or just part of your business, repairs happen on a daily basis.  It never fails to find something that has to be worked on.

But, I want to tell you of some farm accessories that you may not think of.  It happens to be you or your hired help.  Maybe, it is your spouse or partner or maybe in my case;  it is my partner Allen, the backbone of our farm, and then there is Jacob and Kalissa, my nephew and niece. 

Jacob, 5 yrs., and Kalissa, 2 yrs., are my youngest sister’s (Julie ) children.  They come to stay with me quite often, Kalissa more so than Jake since he is in school now.  They both enjoy helping feed the animals and watching them.  Kalissa is our “Lil Ranch Hand,” she would rather be outside with the animals instead of playing with dolls or watching TV.  When she first gets up in the morning, here on the farm, she doesn’t even want to eat breakfast before she is wanting to go feed the animals.  She calls them all “her babies.”  I asked her one day, “why do you call them your babies?” and her reply was, “because they love me.”  I have to agree there, she has no fear and can go up to just about any horse, goat, cat, dog, and even a few calves and cows without a single problem, where I would have to work at getting close to them.  She loves to help feed and when Jake can be here he helps too, of course, Kalissa has to be boss and tell him how it is done.

So, you see, there is more to farm accessories than just tools.  It is the people that do the work and run the business that are essential to the building and maintaining of the structures, grounds and livestock.  Without us, there would be no farms.