Its hard to believe it is that time of the year already. This is a small patch of field corn. The owner of this farm died last year and his son has taken it over. The former owner didn't plant this field for as long as I can remember. Not sure if he was in the program that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has or once had where farmers were actually paid not to grow?
My friend, who is from a farming family, said this to me the other day. I'm like, "Uh, ok." She seemed quite excited though. I'll have to tell her she has a kindred spirit on 365! Ha ha! Beautiful shot, Skip! :)
@juliedduncan - There are numerous small farms in northwestern Pennsylvania. Sadly there were many more than now, but it's not unusual to see the remnants of former farms as family members choose not to carry on the tradition of farming. It is unusual to see a farm that remained unused for so many years being used again.
@annied - Yes. It was something to control the price of produce. Some states bought what farmers couldn't sell on the market only to place it in silos where the crops rotted or was eaten by rodents. So state legislators decided rather than buying an allowing the crops go to waste why not just pay them not to grow?
