What's That Smell??

BillG_in_TX · Aug 19, 2003

What\'s That Smell??

In today's Dallas Morning News (I especially like the opportunity to order at the end):

Don't like eau de farm? Then stay away, si'l vous plait

"In Ottawa County, Mich., city folk are moving out to the country to enjoy what they envision as the charm of life in the sticks. Then they get a whiff of Green Acres and start griping. So, the Grand Haven Tribune reports, the Ottawa County Planning Commission has produced a pamphlet for prospective homeowners aimed at warding off complaints about farmers doing their jobs. Not only does it describe what goes on at a farm, the pamphlet also includes a scratch-and-sniff patch ready to unleash the scent of manure."

""The whole purpose is that people should not move into a rural area unless they are willing to accept and embrace the practices that happen on a farming operation", said Mark Knudson, director of the county's planning and grants department. Fred Walcott, Ottawa County Farm Bureau president, said farmers have a tough enough job without having to endure a rising tide of complaints from newcomers who don't like the smell of country living."

"Mr. Knudson said the county hired a Chattanooga, Tenn. company to print the brochures. "The smell got so bad in their building that they had to evacuate", he said. Area businesses and real estate agents are distributing the pamphlet, but you can order your own by e-mailing plan@co.ottawa.mi.us ."

Is this a great country or what?

daedong · Aug 20, 2003

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I sent for a pamphlet because i would like to know if farm smells are the same in the US as here, I wait with anticipation to see what smell, pig , sheep, fowl, they send or maybe a cocktail of all animals or some fermented grain /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

itsmecindi · Aug 20, 2003

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Around here the dairy wins hands down. That's just due to the sheer numbers of animals.

We had some dirt brought in to build up the road and make a driveway, it was so purty and so nice and neat and all white and clean looking. Then the first rain hit and and it got wet and we couldn't go outside becuase it stunk so bad it brought tears to the eyes. I don't know where it came from but it tooks months of rains to wash away the o-dee-eur.

fivestring · Aug 20, 2003

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"I sent for a pamphlet because i would like to know if farm smells are the same in the US as here, I wait with anticipation to see what smell, pig , sheep, fowl, they send or maybe a cocktail of all animals or some fermented grain"

Good one daedong. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

But unfortunately, there are a bunch of weenieheads that move to the country, don't like the smells, hire lawyers and sue. Everyone knows the rest of the story from here.

Docsknotinn · Aug 20, 2003

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You mean they pay the men in suits with POO DOO ?

Chet · Aug 20, 2003

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Maybe part of the purchase requirement for city folks is a mandatory windows down tour of Hereford, TX. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bird · Aug 20, 2003

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( tour of Hereford, TX )

Just what I was thinking, Chet. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif We spent 3 weeks there in '94 while I was doing a gas leakage survey for the gas company; only town where I really noticed the odor, and you don't even have to have the windows open either. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RichZ · Aug 20, 2003

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Here in upstate New York, we have a "right to farm" law. Anyone moving into an agricultural district has to sign a form saying that they understand that there will be "unusual" smells and sounds coming from neighboring farms. The from says that they have been informed of this and they CANNOT take any action against any agriculture because of smalls or sounds.

s1120 · Aug 20, 2003

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Yup Rich, I had to sign one of these also when we got our land. I am more than happy to put up with any of that, plus when I go to put some of that good Dodo on my garden, they can't say anything. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

fivestring · Aug 20, 2003

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"they understand that there will be "unusual" smells and sounds coming from" 

Rich, that's what my wife says the morning after a good dinner of barbecue ribs!!!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RichZ · Aug 21, 2003

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Gary, too bad you don't live in an agricultural district in New York State!! Then your wife couldn't bother you about it!!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

And just for the record (no pun intended), I support bluegrass music!! Have you ever heard of "Old and in the Way"? They were my favorite bluegrass group, but I love any bluegrass!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

F350Lawman · Aug 21, 2003

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Soundl like the morons who moved near me, they complained that the cows were messing the road when the farmer had to cross them over to the other pasture. They thought he should carry a pooper-scooper like they do on Park Avenue in NYC with "Fifi" their toy poodle /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

They guy never left a mess but anything was too much for these folks. Yes, they also thought that cow manure was smelly...DUH?

fivestring · Aug 21, 2003

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"Have you ever heard of "Old and in the Way"?"

Oh yeah. Folks would be surprised to learn that JERRY GARCIA was the banjo picker. That's right, JERRY GARCIA of the Grateful Dead. I don't see how he did it, missing a finger on one hand. He was interviewed one time and said that old time music was his favorite... it had a lot of soul.

RichZ · Aug 21, 2003

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Well, I'm both a bluegrass fan and a Deadhead, so naturally, when Garcia started up Old and in the Way, I loved it!! And what a lineup:
Jerry Garcia - banjo, vocals
David Grissman - madolin, vocals
Peter Rowan - guitar, vocals
Vassar Clements - violin
John Kahn - bass

Few people know that Jerry Garcia started out as a bluegrass and folk musician, and one of his earliest collaborators was mandolin great, David Grissman. Garcia was also an outstanding pedal steel guitar player, and formed the band The New Riders of the Purple Sage as an outlet for his pedal steel playing. Greatful Dead albums such as "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty" showcase Garcia on the banjo and pedal steel guitar.

Hoosier_Daddy · Aug 21, 2003

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Several years ago on the West Side of Fort Wayne, IN there was a bunch of land that started getting delveloped with high dollar homes. There were some folks who raised hogs across the County Line Road. The prevailing wind is from the West so these nice homes were blessed with little piggy by product.

The farm folks finally won and although I don't think they raise hogs anymore there is still a sign on their property pointing towards the road and the homes that says "LAUX Farms - Still makin Bacon"

I chuckle everytime I drive by.

Tom

AndyM · Aug 24, 2003

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Yes indeed. Jerry Garcia was quite the steel guitar player--

That's him you hear in the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song, "Teach Your Children"