"Dix: Our farm started with my second great-grandfather, Levi. My family farmed dairy until the 1930s, and then they grew vegetable crops that they sold to markets. My first memories of the farm are when I was four or five. We brought in hay to our big red barn, and my job was to help move the horse. Ruth: When we got married, he was in the Army."
"I was not raised on a farm, so that first year was difficult because I didn't understand things. I became the main truck driver for onions, potatoes, corn, and any other crops. I loved the farm and the way of life. We still help run the farm with our son, Tyson, and the rest of our family because we enjoy it, and we don't plan on retiring."
"Dix: In 1970, we purchased the farm that had been in the family since the homestead times but was lost during the Depression. My dad died in his 70s. It was then, in the early 1980s, that Ruth and I took full control. There was a time when the farm was up to 400 acres of vegetable crops. My father would buy 300 to 400 calves, and we would feed them during the winter."
The farm began with Dix's second great-grandfather, Levi. The family farmed dairy until the 1930s, then shifted to vegetable crops sold to markets. Dix's early memories include bringing hay to a big red barn and moving the horse. Ruth joined farming after marriage and Army service and became the main truck driver for onions, potatoes, corn, and other crops. The couple purchased the family farm in 1970 and took full control in the early 1980s. The operation once reached 400 acres of vegetables and previously included feeding 300–400 calves each winter. The farm was paid off within ten years. Dix and Ruth continue working with their son Tyson and family and do not plan to retire.
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