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Our family owned some land for about thirty years and when an old farmer decided to sell his farm thatbutteduptoour farm he came to us first. He was about eighty years old and was ready to retire he said. He gave it to us for a great price.....to good to refuse. When we asked why he came to us first he said "your fence" I was thinking "our fence" what did he like about our fence. Then he went on saying that when he was sixteen years old his father and brother had put up wooden posts with barbwire all around his property and it took them all summer long to do. They would milk cows and do farm work and when all the farm work was done, they worked on the fence.

He said that throughthe years he watched us cut trees that fell onto the fence after a big storm and that wereplaced posts when they were broken. We did every thing that a normal person would do on their property. He then told us thathim and his wife are getting too old to maintain the fence andhe knew we would keep the fence looking good. His father passed away at a young age and his brother died in a farming accident. The fence means a lot to him because it was one of the things left standing that they did together.

For years I always wondered why hewas always fixing thefencebecause he stopped milking cows twenty years ago and he rented the land out to other farmers.Well That Farmer passed away last year from cancer and his wife passed away two weeks laterfrom unknown reason's. We took over that property ten years ago and let that old man walk the fence whenever he wanted too and he did, and sure enough, he would stop over and tell us how nice the fence looked. Well this year shed hunting I seen a lot of trees that had fallen onto the fence from previous storms and because of the deep snow I haven't been able to get to them, so this spring I'm going to be busy fixing his fence.

That is a great story and I for one appreciate you sharing it with us. Thank you for that.

Keep up the fence, I'm sure that old man still looks down on it and smiles. Nice.

My landowner does the same thing......keeps his fence mended religiously. It surrounds his old homeplace. He does so whether there is cattle in there or not.

That's a great story.:)

Awsome story man. You can tell that the fence means a lot to you as well now.....theres a lot of history there. It tells alot about your character. I tip my hat.

Very cool, this should get the HNI warm and fuzzy award. :)

great story, keep that fence up!

Thats a great story...keep that thing up...its the little things in life that count....

I still look at the old oak that old man Floyd gave us in the Late 80's....I remember watching heards of deer run to me in the 80's when I was 11 years old...

Thanks for a great post...a post that brings us back in line to what counts..

Great story! Thanks for sharing!

you are renewing my faith in humans. thanks.

That is a great story. It's truly something to help keep a piece of that man's treasured memories in good shape for him.

Thanks guys!! There is a lot of sweat and memories in that fence might as well put some more into it.

Thats a great story. Thanks for sharing it with us.

You WI. folk are alright!

Great story. Wish I lived closer. I would help you with the fence. I miss the days of walking the fence on our home farm. After the last of the horses passed away (no one else rode the horses after I left for the Navy), the fence was taken down. Great memories of walking that fence. We had more problems withdeer than trees, though.

Damn I even teared up on that one. Good for you!

Reminds me of why I moved farther out in the country! I grew up on a farm next door to me. I helped all of the time with chores when I was a kid. The farmer was in his 70's and lived all alone. Now there is a car dealership in the "old field".Since the development has taken over my old stomping ground, I moved out in the country andI have a little over 5 acres with a cattle farm and an equestrian ranch as neighbors. The fence is an important part of how we live out here.

I cant count how many times I have been out walking the fence line and removing my trees that have fallen on the fence!

Dont let that man down...and mend the fence!

Great story. Good fences make good neighbors[:-]. Someone wise(and a heck of a poet) said that a long time ago.

great story there man! It hits close to home with all of the good old boys around here!:D

Im chiming in a little late but man thats awsome. Great story and hope you keep up with the fence in the spring sounds like it means alot!

What an awesome story. It just goes to show that the outdoors is full of memories and dreams, some of which have nothing to do with hunting or fishing.

Thanks for sharing, and good luck on mending that fence and building your own memories.:)

That is a great story. It's things like that that come back to you many times over. Not asking for "reward" is often time reward enough, but it's nice to hear when some take the time to tell you. congrats!!
Dandbuck

Great story - thanks for sharing!