Reflections on Life in Barnes County

We are happy to live in Barnes County

Through winters with snow drifts, cold winds and blizzards,

To summers with worry for crops from drought, heat and grasshoppers,

Hot days with dust storms, or as of now floods, hail and tornadoes.

From the days when the walking plow was pulled by the horses,

To the touch button controlled tractor with cab air conditioned

And finger tip power steering, to the radio we listen.

When the petroleum products found on the average farm

Was a can of kerosene and a pail of black grease.

Now there is gasoline, diesel, propane and octane,

There are multiple greases for hydraulics and gears,

And the oil stored in barrels out number the years.

The fertilizer used came from back of the barn

Now it costs a lot of money, 'tis the end of my yarn.

What a difference there is from the oil lamp in the window

The blue lights in each farm yard, beam forth their signal.

Say hello to your neighbors extend them a hand

And help keep Barnes County, the best in the land.

We still have those wide open spaces and fresh air to breathe.