Barns full of OLD Stuff!

[Adam Helmer]

Tioga County, PA is the second largest in land area of the 67 Counties in PA and the most rural; we have more cows than the 30,780 residents. I think this is a good thing.

I am President of the County Historical Society and get many calls for free donation of stuff. Ok, so I answer my phone. Many new residents from downstate (Local term is: "Flatlander") move in here with much cash and buy up local farms. Usually the barns are full of stuff that the "Flatlanders" will never use. Hence, I recieve phone calls for donations of historical stuff. This is a good thing because I advise the folks to keep the equipment in place and under roof until it can be evaluated. I make farm calls and decent stuff is relocated to our new farm museum. Our attorney provides an appraisal letter so the donor can take a tax deduction.

My Property Chairman and I assess all potential donations. We reject junk and scarf up good stuff. Our Museum is a "work in progress." We advertise for good old stuff based on our agricultural theme. We are busy and will report back after we have all old stuff properly sorted and displayed.

Adam

[Rapier]

Adam,
I have a buddy in ND that is the president of the local farmers co-op. They have had to stop outsiders from buying land unless the are going to live on it. They actually got a state law passed. So many big corporations fron NY and Chichago were moving in buying up the land for commercial hunting clubs that it drove the land values up and the state started taxing the farmers to death. So to protect the family farms they had to stop land sales to corporations and groups.

You guys in PA might want to watch the land sales and who is buying what.

Here in FL we are lost already as half the state is owned by Dupont, Brown, GP, IP, etc.
Ed

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by Rapier

Adam,
I have a buddy in ND that is the president of the local farmers co-op. They have had to stop outsiders from buying land unless the are going to live on it. They actually got a state law passed. So many big corporations fron NY and Chichago were moving in buying up the land for commercial hunting clubs that it drove the land values up and the state started taxing the farmers to death. So to protect the family farms they had to stop land sales to corporations and groups.

You guys in PA might want to watch the land sales and who is buying what.

Here in FL we are lost already as half the state is owned by Dupont, Brown, GP, IP, etc.
Ed

I am sitting here wondering if it is actually legal to not allow people to buy land unless they are going to live on it. I guess it could actually be a county zoning ordinance requiring that all land be the owner's primary residence. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to get around.

I am thinking about buying some land in Florida for hunting, but that probably will not take place for another 5+ years. I am hoping that the entire US doesn't go the "primary residence" route. Otherwise, all the good farms will be rented by hunt clubs anyway and I still will not have any place to hunt.

[popplecop]

Fabs, I too question it. Have two friends that bought acrege in N. Dak. within the last year for upland bird hunting. Wish I could have afforded it too, but no raise in SS last couple of years.

[Rapier]

May be accurate, may not be, just what I was told. And neither my heraring or memory is all that good any more.

Florida land is another matter, it is avaliable to yankees and lawyers, for sure, well at least yankees.
Ed

[buckhunter]

Be careful Rapier I resemble that remark. .