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Employed 17, part three
After our visit with my Dad's family, in Poteau, we back-tracked to Little Rock Arkansas where the Coors beer company put on a huge Show' to accompany the introduction of their product , for the first time in Arkansas . The peak of the show was when the "Auctioneer" persuaded a bidder to pay $200. for a six-pac of Coors, that, in 1974. From there, we went straight for South Dakota, to visit some of my Mom's relatives. Specifically, my Mom's brother Joseph and his family.
Then, just to the left a bit from South Dakota' we found Montana and my mom's sister Isabel and her husband, Monte. On their farm,a square mile piece near the town of Brockway, on which they raised about a dozen cattle, a few acres of wheat and a big vegetable garden. Monte had bought the place in 1945 when he returned from service in WWII. My aunt isabel and Monte got together a couple of years after his first wife died from an illness.
While a square mile, by itself seems a huge property (and it is) but, there were some huge places near to Monte and lsabel's; Just next, down the road from them was a place of twenty-four square miles', by six miles. They call Montana "Big Sky Country. And that is apt enough but there is unbelievably big ground country. One of Montes neighbors had a ranch property more than one hundred square miles.
While we were at Monte and Isabell's place, Chris had her first outburst of an illness she had suffered since she was a baby. For years there had been no outbreaks. luckily, Monte's and Isabel's Doctor was able to deal with it . When the girls and I were discussing the pluses and minuses of our running away, I gave no thought to Chris's condition. I don't remember when Chris had the next episode, but I think it was months later, when we were in Hawaii. Though I think it might have been after we had all returned to the mainland. Monte and Isabell had a good life on their single square mile farm/ranch. They grew a lot of wheat, which they stored in a couple of stainless steel silos, elevated enough to get the pickup truck under them.and easily fill it. A ten minute drive away, the pickup, (equipped with a dump bed) parked on the grid on the floor of the grain elevator. In seconds, the grain is in the silo, the money in Monte's wallet. Most of their income is from wheat.
They also planted a large veggie garden in spring and summer, Last' but not least they had about a dozen cows and steers which are eventually sold to make room for new-comers.
Monte and Isabel treated their livestock like family. They weren't trying to get rich. Monte had laid the place out so,in his retirement, all the work on the place, could be done by one hired man.
My girls had a great time helping Uncle Monte and Aunt Isabel.
Then, just to the left a bit from South Dakota' we found Montana and my mom's sister Isabel and her husband, Monte. On their farm,a square mile piece near the town of Brockway, on which they raised about a dozen cattle, a few acres of wheat and a big vegetable garden. Monte had bought the place in 1945 when he returned from service in WWII. My aunt isabel and Monte got together a couple of years after his first wife died from an illness.
While a square mile, by itself seems a huge property (and it is) but, there were some huge places near to Monte and lsabel's; Just next, down the road from them was a place of twenty-four square miles', by six miles. They call Montana "Big Sky Country. And that is apt enough but there is unbelievably big ground country. One of Montes neighbors had a ranch property more than one hundred square miles.
While we were at Monte and Isabell's place, Chris had her first outburst of an illness she had suffered since she was a baby. For years there had been no outbreaks. luckily, Monte's and Isabel's Doctor was able to deal with it . When the girls and I were discussing the pluses and minuses of our running away, I gave no thought to Chris's condition. I don't remember when Chris had the next episode, but I think it was months later, when we were in Hawaii. Though I think it might have been after we had all returned to the mainland. Monte and Isabell had a good life on their single square mile farm/ranch. They grew a lot of wheat, which they stored in a couple of stainless steel silos, elevated enough to get the pickup truck under them.and easily fill it. A ten minute drive away, the pickup, (equipped with a dump bed) parked on the grid on the floor of the grain elevator. In seconds, the grain is in the silo, the money in Monte's wallet. Most of their income is from wheat.
They also planted a large veggie garden in spring and summer, Last' but not least they had about a dozen cows and steers which are eventually sold to make room for new-comers.
Monte and Isabel treated their livestock like family. They weren't trying to get rich. Monte had laid the place out so,in his retirement, all the work on the place, could be done by one hired man.
My girls had a great time helping Uncle Monte and Aunt Isabel.
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