My grandfather, and Italian immigrant, came here and started his own farm. He built everything himself.. the barns, sheds, even the home I lived in for the first 10 years of my life. Connected to one of the barns... we had 6, was his workspace - supplies (wood, nails, tools, etc). By the time my Dad was in his teens they had lost most need for 'doing it yourself'. By the time I was born we didn't build much of anything ourselves... maybe a shed or two... and so I inherited my grandfather's workspace and tools.

Just to bring it up.. my grandfather bought 20 acres to start, later adding another 20. On both fields he leveled them with a mule and a plow. I can't even imagine it. It must have taken years... because even though it's not hilly where I leave to level out even a 2' mound and maybe 100' around would take forever. It had to be 'flat' to water it. - JamesJM