Les said:second one might be an old fire guard..they used to plow them here and there and every where....
SMN Herf said:Les said:second one might be an old fire guard..they used to plow them here and there and every where....
Youre right Les,
My grandpa always said that it was a fire guard plowed when a fire started near Highmore and the wind blew it northwest. Probably 60 miles away. We used to mow across it and still do and I would always kinda cuss it.
I cant' imagine trying to stop a big praire fire with the equipment they had in the horse and buggy days. No phones, no radios and no way to haul much water to the fire. Just had to get way out in front of it and hopefully get a big enough bare patch to stop it. It took a lot of organization
Soapweed said:SMN Herf said:Les said:second one might be an old fire guard..they used to plow them here and there and every where....
Youre right Les,
My grandpa always said that it was a fire guard plowed when a fire started near Highmore and the wind blew it northwest. Probably 60 miles away. We used to mow across it and still do and I would always kinda cuss it.
I cant' imagine trying to stop a big praire fire with the equipment they had in the horse and buggy days. No phones, no radios and no way to haul much water to the fire. Just had to get way out in front of it and hopefully get a big enough bare patch to stop it. It took a lot of organization
Quite a few years ago there was a big fire going down in the south hills. One ranch crew showed up with a tractor and a plow. The owner of the land went over to them and said, "Boys, we are fighting a prairie fire not planting potatoes." The fire got put out with shovels and water instead. :wink:
Big Muddy rancher said:Soapweed said:SMN Herf said:Youre right Les,
My grandpa always said that it was a fire guard plowed when a fire started near Highmore and the wind blew it northwest. Probably 60 miles away. We used to mow across it and still do and I would always kinda cuss it.
I cant' imagine trying to stop a big praire fire with the equipment they had in the horse and buggy days. No phones, no radios and no way to haul much water to the fire. Just had to get way out in front of it and hopefully get a big enough bare patch to stop it. It took a lot of organization
Quite a few years ago there was a big fire going down in the south hills. One ranch crew showed up with a tractor and a plow. The owner of the land went over to them and said, "Boys, we are fighting a prairie fire not planting potatoes." The fire got put out with shovels and water instead. :wink:
That's about what I think about when they call in the grader and he make a big ridge of sod for the fire to get in and burn for days. :x