The Land

170 acres, 30 fields, 40 hardwoods, the balance in pines.   The pines on the west side total around 12 acres and are very well managed.  there are roughly 90 acres of pines on the east side and they were neglected for several years.   The plan is to hire a forester after the purchase and go from there.   The river runs north to south right down the middle of the property.  

 Some views of the fields:

Some views of the river:

These are the pines on the far side, they were not planted in rows.  They were allowed to grow un-thinned for tooooooo long, after the thinning around 10 years ago, they have rebounded some.

Brush Clearing

Went down the past couple of weekends to work.   there were a few areas I wanted to clear before full summer growth rendered things beyond repair.  There were also a few other tasks I want d to get started on.

• Clear chestnuts.   A few left still on the lower bottom.
• Clear/Kill growth around barn and house
• Set trail cameras 
• Clear big dogwood and pecan
• Attempt a river crossing on the four wheeler
• Fire up and run the tractor, inflate tire to see how long it holds air
• Cleared back road to creek 

I was able to get in and out of the river on the near side,  waiting till I have a partner with a quad to attempt the full crossing.  The goal is to create a rolling list of duties.  

Little River Farm.....

testing to see if i can still make a decent entry.   the potential exists, that my family may soon aquire this 170 acre farm in Abbeville county SC.  looking to use the blog as a place to catalog the progress/activity.