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dairyfarmer55
Aug 23, 20171 min read
When a Horse is your Obsession
I had to have her. She became an obsession with me. She was all I thought about. Her long red hair. Her gentle ways. From the moment . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Mar 22, 20171 min read
Alabama Farmers Federation Gives Photo Award to ShelClair Farms
On March 20, the Alabama Farmers Federation Facebook page shared the winning photo in a recent contest. We’re so pleased our peaceful . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Mar 22, 20171 min read
Primitive Camping to be Added for Horse Riders
Announcing our future addition of primitive camping. We recognized an absence of places to spend the night for horse riders who travel . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Mar 1, 20172 min read
The Farmer's Midlife Crisis Solution: Trout and a Boy
Trout need cold water to survive. I knew this, but I also knew how cold this spring-fed creek was that runs through this property. So . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Jan 15, 20172 min read
House Gets Smaller, then Larger, then Smaller, then Larger
I moved out of my childhood home and into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath, rat and cockroach-infested trailer, but for a boy working his way into . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Dec 6, 20163 min read
The 4-H Club Lessons of How to Win
It seemed as if my entire life had come down to this one moment. I was 16 and had been showing dairy cows in competition since I was . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Sep 22, 20162 min read
How my Farm Became my Mistress
I moved to this farm at age eighteen, and except for two years in south Georgia professing to be a “college man,” I’ve spent most of . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Jul 13, 20161 min read
When a Balloon Chased a Cow
I watched with amusement as a party balloon settled among the cows. It was one of those helium-filled balloons that probably escaped . . .
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dairyfarmer55
May 11, 20161 min read
The Coat Hanger in the Night
I am amazed at how alive a metal coat hanger, hidden among the sheets, can feel against your leg in the predawn hours of the night. I . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Mar 27, 20162 min read
Past Owners Visit the Farm
It happened again this week. Two strangers on the farm, just driving through as if they owned the place. I did the “southern gentlema . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Jan 27, 20162 min read
Putting a House among the Mystery Pines
House in the pinesWe searched for the perfect acre among a thousand. It was time to build our house, and–this being a large farm–we ha . . .
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dairyfarmer55
Dec 21, 20152 min read
My Lesson in Giving
I watched as the collection plate made its way in my direction. I was a boy of six and had never missed a day in Sunday School, where . . .
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