Bank Barns & Pork Chops

23 thoughts on “Bank Barns & Pork Chops”

1. Pete, I really enjoy the videos and the book was an excellent read. You are really adding to the world with these videos, and I for one depend on them to keep my sanity, as a farm boy turned software developer. I have to say, though – I am always put off by the "safety sam" and "efficiency elves" quips. You are reducing yourself every time you use these, and it comes off as defensive. I suspect that what you are reacting to is mostly people who are really just trying to be helpful – but maybe YouTube comments are an imperfect medium for conveying intent. The people who view your videos time after time are your supporters any by and large we mean well – even the ones who focus on safety and efficiency. Something to think about.

2. tha barn stuff takes me back

3. When you were talking about the haymow, I was reminded of what I always thought was one of the hardest jobs on the farm: working up in the mow, taking a bale off the elevator, and stacking it properly. There was noise (our elevator was really loud), dust, and heat. Inevitably you'd come down between wagonloads and drink a bunch of water from the nearest hose. At the end of the day, even my 18 year old muscles were exhausted. But it was a good exhaustion, the kind that releases endorphins. I'm sure you've had the same experience. This was back in the 60's. If I tried it now, I'd have to be taken to the hospital, lol. Thanks for the memories of the time when I could do heavy hard work all day and shrug it off with a dip in the pool and a couple of cold beers! My very best to all who live on Just a few Acres Farm, including the livestock and the tractors. I bet most of the gearhead and fieldwork fans on this channel would agree that old Farmalls have personalities! ~~Jeff from CT

4. Thanks for the memories. We had a mill also and a corn sheller. The left over corn cobs we ground in our mill and used as chicken bedding. I’m older 73 but you childhood on your farm is like mine on my grandfather’s farm.

5. Grew up on a farm with a bank barn. Didn’t like shoveling the corn because I seem to always hit a mice nest.

6. I have memories of this because my dad’s family grew up on the farm and we visited the farm alot was I was a kid and every couple of years after we moved away.

7. I can`t begin to say how many of your memories trigger mine. We had a 50 acre mixed farm and we had all those things you talked about although usually slightly different, like a PTO driven hammer mill.

8. I used to, we used to, back then, back when. Memories are great, especially the good ones, and what we really need today is more people who still do it every day. Even on the smallest scale, it will pay in health benefits to the one doing it, the exercise and high quality food that eventually comes.

9. Big thumbs up for me. Happy for a good ribeye any day over a pork chop have never had a good pork chop. Always dry even when I don't overcook it when I like it. Like a medium or medium rare always dry. Anyways, I hope this message turns out I'm using. Talk to text and sometimes it messes up. But anyways yeah I have never had a good pork chop for me. It's pork steak all the way. Pork steak with plenty of fat on it. Aunt actually a beef good beef rib buy over any pork any day of the week. That's my taste buds

10. Wish i could have been there with yall

11. Heck yes 👍🏻 13:53

12. Mmmm

13. Wow Pete! The times and places are different but the way I grew up was very much the same. The ear corn,pickers,hammer mill……..Yes Sir, didnt know it then but it was the best time of my life. Thank You.

14. That tool you had in your hand at red power days 24 was used for splitting those chains you showed early in this video.

15. You are lighting up thinking of the old days happy days

16. I love your farm, and you are a good cook also

17. Thank you

18. Pete your such a nice person ,

19. ❤🎉😂Blessings to you and Hillary and your family. Those chips look good. Thankyou sooo very much again for sharing your life.

20. Thank you for this video. I too remember shoveling ear corn into a belt driven hammer mill with my dad. It felt so good when the hammer mill was shut off. In the winter we would wear 2 pair of cotton gloves and shovel corn with an aluminum scoop shovel. I remember my fingers getting nearly frozen and going into the house to warm them up with cold water that felt warm.

21. That was a beautiful bank barn!

22. I have so many questions about that time with your Grandpa. It’s too bad I didn’t see this 2 years ago.

23. Pete, it is no wonder at all that you chose to go back to farming.

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