lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
My father was an old school NFO member.
He spent the 70's running his own farm and working as an organizer.
My brother welded a low step onto our John Deere 1520, so that dad could get up on the seat and work the double rake hitch. Right up until the summer of 2020.
Also, as the picture shows, he was a fun-loving, exuberant "Papa" to his grandchildren (up to great-great). Many of them spent hours on his lap on that old 1520.
He got to live on his farm, and passed in his recliner, in his sleep, facing the window overlooking his farm... knowing that my brother just finished haying for the season.
Dad appreciated the struggles that we all face to get the crops in... and I'm sure that many of you have similar memories...
This forum is probably one of the few places left where people remember the farm environment of the 70's... the NFO... The various local co-ops and such...
He went out with his boots on...
He was 93.
He spent the 70's running his own farm and working as an organizer.
My brother welded a low step onto our John Deere 1520, so that dad could get up on the seat and work the double rake hitch. Right up until the summer of 2020.
Also, as the picture shows, he was a fun-loving, exuberant "Papa" to his grandchildren (up to great-great). Many of them spent hours on his lap on that old 1520.
He got to live on his farm, and passed in his recliner, in his sleep, facing the window overlooking his farm... knowing that my brother just finished haying for the season.
Dad appreciated the struggles that we all face to get the crops in... and I'm sure that many of you have similar memories...
This forum is probably one of the few places left where people remember the farm environment of the 70's... the NFO... The various local co-ops and such...
He went out with his boots on...
He was 93.