Black River Farm-Home of Tom's Tractors

Black River Farm

Home of Tom's Tractors
Family-Scenes Around the Farm

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This is the Black River Farm Crew, L-R : JT, Mary, Tom, Mary Beth	These are Tom's parents, Robert and Miriam Harp, Delaware Co., Ohio. 84 and 83 years of age. They just recently celebrated 64 years of marriage. Mary's parents have been deceased for a number of years	JT & Mary Beth with their spouses Joel & Kendi - Married 2004

These are the kids. Mary Beth, now 28, 4-H Youth Educator, Erie County, Ohio; JT, 30, commodities buyer with the Kroger Co, Westerville, Ohio. Both are The Ohio State University graduates and big Buckeye Fans.	Mary Beth & Joel June 26, 2004	JT & Kendi May 1, 2004

Mary Beth with Mary & I on her wedding day		The kids in front of JT's and Kendi's house in Westerville

Eventually there are grandchildren!!! Thomas Colin Harp Born 5-24-09		A granddaughter!! Lauren Elizabeth Albright Born 09-20-09

Black River Farm Scenes

A shot of a few buildings on Black River Farm. We like red barns with silver roofs
This is the original house on the farm, a brick one dating to the Erie Canal days We have over 130 acres of hay this year. We baled more in 3x4x8 square bales in 2000.

A picture of the main house as storm clouds gather behind it. A scene of the Scioto River bordering the farm and from which we get the irrigation water The cattle love the green chop, especially when the pastures are short

We can irrigate near 300 acres by pumping water from the Scioto River I collect the old "Red", the operators like the green Fall 2001. GreenStar showing dry bushels per acre of 160-245

This barn can hold several tractors. The gutters have been repaired and the building repainted. This shows winter here in Ohio. The ewes are ready for the lambing barn These girls are ready for the barn too

The snow is pretty, but a pain in the butt at times May 18, '01 after over 6" of rain in less than a week 2004 Flood.
The 2005 flood was worse

Twins!!!!!! We always look forward to the new lambs in the spring Putting in some new water lines

Irrigating 2006 corn The 2005 ewe lambs grown-up Irrigating 2006 Seedling Alfalfa

Pretty Heifers Backgrounding Feeder Calves My wife raised this cow on the bottle; it will die here of old age.

2005 Ewe Lambs "Maggie" and her new calf Another spring calf

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A shot of a few buildings on Black River Farm. We like red barns with silver roofs	This is the original house on the farm, a brick one dating to the Erie Canal days	We have over 130 acres of hay this year. We baled more in 3x4x8 square bales in 2000.

A picture of the main house as storm clouds gather behind it.	A scene of the Scioto River bordering the farm and from which we get the irrigation water	The cattle love the green chop, especially when the pastures are short


We can irrigate near 300 acres by pumping water from the Scioto River	I collect the old "Red", the operators like the green	Fall 2001. GreenStar showing dry bushels per acre of 160-245


This barn can hold several tractors. The gutters have been repaired and the building repainted.	This shows winter here in Ohio. The ewes are ready for the lambing barn	These girls are ready for the barn too

The snow is pretty, but a pain in the butt at times	May 18, '01 after over 6" of rain in less than a week	2004 Flood. The 2005 flood was worse

Twins!!!!!!	We always look forward to the new lambs in the spring	Putting in some new water lines

Irrigating 2006 corn	The 2005 ewe lambs grown-up	Irrigating 2006 Seedling Alfalfa

Pretty Heifers	Backgrounding Feeder Calves	My wife raised this cow on the bottle; it will die here of old age.

2005 Ewe Lambs	"Maggie" and her new calf	Another spring calf