tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post1714019640234529118..comments2024-03-26T08:45:01.171-07:00Comments on Homestead Happenings: MOWING THE LAWNKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-65692237661215216502015-06-04T19:21:26.668-07:002015-06-04T19:21:26.668-07:00When I was last there (about 6 years ago) still ju...When I was last there (about 6 years ago) still just one. They have big yards in the South.M/Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004434092788491120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-65502700640201529392015-06-04T19:06:36.740-07:002015-06-04T19:06:36.740-07:00So many comments for me to comment on!
Uncle Chuc...So many comments for me to comment on!<br /><br />Uncle Chuck: I didn't know they ever did potatoes at the farm. Why do you think they stopped?<br /><br />"Aunt" Chris: Lifting a mower is a two person job! Hopefully you got to keep the proceeds and didn't lose too much in medical bills from the cuts and bruises you acquired lifting that darn thing.<br /><br />Kristina Cobb: You Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-36529452672104999672015-06-04T19:04:42.204-07:002015-06-04T19:04:42.204-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-88453756203818269822015-06-04T17:48:59.030-07:002015-06-04T17:48:59.030-07:00I first began mowing when I was about 9 in Arkansa...I first began mowing when I was about 9 in Arkansas. It was the old push type and we had a steep terrace in front that was tough. We moved to Mississippi when I was 10 and had a yard that was about 100'x 360'. Dad bought a 17" power mower and said, "Son, the yard is yours". I used that machine for a number of years and then, like John, I had a few customers whose yard IM/Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004434092788491120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-83627398811322903712015-06-04T13:23:25.891-07:002015-06-04T13:23:25.891-07:00The John Deere 300 riding mower is quite a conveni...The John Deere 300 riding mower is quite a convenient machinery to have, and is a great thing to have for large lawns. Anyway, mowing was definitely different back then, and it’ll definitely make you appreciate how easy we have it these days. Thanks for sharing this with us, Kathy. Have a great day!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/100939796995225068355/about" rel="nofollow">Kristina Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705180862887676656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-85697814086784909452015-05-31T19:42:05.237-07:002015-05-31T19:42:05.237-07:00Thanks, Chuck, for accepting my invitation to shar...Thanks, Chuck, for accepting my invitation to share your memories about mowing.<br /><br />Wow, Chris! I can just imagine that lifting the mower was difficult -- not only heavy but awkward. Good for you for stepping up to help John so that he could keep his clientele happy. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-12289216326217192272015-05-31T18:05:13.292-07:002015-05-31T18:05:13.292-07:00My parents didn't get a power mower until John...My parents didn't get a power mower until John was in, probably, junior high and then he paid half because he was going to use it to go into the yard business. (Incidentally, it's the one we inherited later on!) Since Dad was almost always out of town working, Mom, John and I were the ones in charge of the yard. I remember taking over for John's customers one summer, probably &#Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-26281139024640708192015-05-31T14:01:55.560-07:002015-05-31T14:01:55.560-07:00When I was young, I don't remember ever mowing...When I was young, I don't remember ever mowing the lawn at the farm, except with the motorized push mower. Mostly, I was riding the "bigger" stuff, sometimes making a nuisance of myself, such as rolling, and rolling, and rolling the potato field. We had flat potatoes that year. I never did that again. I was mostly working in the fields, from age 10 up. That let your dad free toChucknoreply@blogger.com