By luck where we live is located just a half mile up the road from my grandpa’s old farm. When we looked for our new property we considered land through the entire state of Missouri with an emphasis on Macon county and the area around Kansas City south towards Joplin. What matched our criteria best was the property we bought. The property just happened to be a piece of my Aunts old place up the road from my Grandpa’s farm. It is kind of weird how life works out. The only family we have in this area currently is my brother and my wife’s parents. My family in this area has parted ways and spread throughout the country.

 

I had no intentions of moving from this property when we bought it, but as coincidences lined up we are currently planning on a move. A piece of my grandpa’s farm has been listed for sale and we are in the process of buying it. The piece is 50-55 acres and includes the old farm house, shop and some outbuildings as well as a grain bin. From my understanding Grandpa’s farm was 210 acres and he farmed there in the 70’s and 80’s before selling the place and moving to Kansas.

I think it would be a great addition, and it is a nice piece of property. We have made an offer and are waiting on an appraisal of the farm to get the loan. We have almost paid our current property off, so we have some collateral. I am not in favor of going in debt, and have avoided it most of my life. Sometimes it is necessary as the property would be long gone by the time I had the cash saved up. With a lot of hard work we plan on having the place paid for by 2020.

If we get the farm we will have 75-80 acres with 50+ tillable. The small herd of cattle will have more ground than they know what to do with and I will dramatically increase their numbers. I also have some ground where I am cutting hay on shares. I will probably be dropping some of that hay share ground as I can only handle so many acres with my small equipment.

So here are some pictures of what will most likely become the Lewis Family Farm.