Our Abandoned Hog Barn Tour!
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2022
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Hi Guy"s!
Herding cats, RAISING and herding hog's, keeping goats out of the orchard.............NOT PLEASANT MEMORIES!!!!
Hog's were my FFA project! I have NEVER owned a goat or hog since high school, and I will be 82 in a few short months!
I defended you guy's the other day when someone said.... "THOSE guy's are not fit to eat with the hog's!!!... What a cruel thing to say!!
We all think you guy's are fit to eat with the hog's!!!
Love the VIDEO'S, and look for them every day!
BEST WISHES, AND GOD BLESS OUR FARMERS!
Gary
To all Larson family members you people should do a sitcom seriously because you’d make people laugh
Story time with doug is priceless lol 😂. Great video!!!
Tours with Dougo are always a good time!
Looking forward to seeing some of the larson farm history🤟 🇮🇪
how large was pig production?
Thanks for the tour. I always enjoy Dougo. My dad passed away almost 3 years ago so seeing you and your dad together brings me happiness and memories.
You guys make a great comedy team
I love listening to Dougo!!
Back in the day we raised around 500 head of feeder pigs outdoors with AFrame barns all year round. Keeping the waterer's running in the winter was a full time job 24 hours a day.
I'd like to hear Grampa sharing farm stories. I know he doesn't like being filmed, but could you have him sit to one side off camera and you can chat with him? Thanks again for sharing everything you do on the farm.
Haha I was thinking the same thing
Id like to hear that as well, maybe he would do a Q&A with chet answering questions and telling some stories for a special epsidode.
@George Jones you need to calm down, we are not demanding anything its suggestions and beside Chet has explained he doesn't mind sometimes being on camera just not often.
Guys thanks for sharing this part of your life. Field in Michigan
As a recovering hog farmer this brings back PTSD. Enjoyed the tour. Would love to have a history of the farm. Enjoy everyone’s content But especially DougO’s historical viewpoint!
Amen brother! 24/7, grinding feed in all kinds of weather. Pumping shit every 3 months. Never a break. Now I’m a lazy ass grain farmer!
@@Grainexpress Ahh to be a grain farmer. I am still milking 140 cows. Someday to retire to only grain farming! I will have made it to the promised land!
@@brucevanderveen4472 don't let the government to force you into retirement!
Thankyou for sharing some history of the farm with us, god bless
Big fan from Australia
Enjoyed the tour! The hog barn would make a great place for a horror movie.
I enjoy all your videos but this one sure brought back the memories. I retired in 1998 after 38 years of hog farming at Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Your old barns sure look like the ones I worked with. Keep up the great videos. Very informative, interesting and entertaining. Thanks again.
We had pigs in the 70's and 80's. You are Dougo brought back a lot of memories with that tour. Thank you.
The most valuable thing left in those hog barns are probably the vintage bicycles. 😁🚲🚲🚲🚲
All good memories of fixing the chopper with the banana seat with my children.
i'm thinkin' Dougo does not miss pig farming 🤣!!!!!!
I'm sure Doug would agree that hogs are as smart as they want to be. Escape artist and crowd control damage abounds with hogs and cattle. A trip down memory lane here too. Good video guys. Bless you guys
Thanks for tour, enjoyed. 👍
It’s historical Larson wood! It’s priceless!
Thanks for the tour and you guys were hilarious to watch great video!
Great video. Thanks for showing us around
Thanks for the Tour. Bought back memory's, I really didn't miss from my hog days.
New shirt idea... Larson Farms We like faucets 😁
Love the vids keep it up! Good channel to watch the vids just to pass time! They are really funny. If your having a bad day watch Larson farms they will put a smile on your face!
I see a lot of comments, "I had a hog operation too" "I used to work..." "my uncle used to have..." "my father had a..." Makes me wonder why so many stopped and who still DOES it?! Pigs are so yummy!
The Chinese own the largest hog operation in the U S, Smithfield!
Buncha great folks
We milked 300+ head 2 times a day.. all my life until I was 18, Tuff life. Caves heifers, cows, pig's and silage.. lots of it. I give props to anyone that still does it.. we need all are farmer's 🇺🇸👍
When I first started watching I didn't expect you to be hog farmers in the past
I did right off the bat. The hog barns was the first thing we all see in the beginning of every videos it seems.
@@oceanlover1663 Good for you
@@BritishAg at one time, it seems that everyone was a hog farmer in the Midwest.... theres a old saying, buy some land, to raise some corn, to feed some hogs, to make more money to buy more land, to raise more corn, to feed more hogs, to make more money... repeat over and over. Lol. My dad grew up in the Midwest and yes, they did raise hog and corn at one point.
@@oceanlover1663 I was going to say it seems like everyone at least dipped a Toe into livestock in the early 90’s. My Uncle/Cousins didn’t have Corn though in Central Saskatchewan. They only had a few Hogs and some Bison when it was starting. Their better idea was a Sawmill and Logging Camp Operation.
@@oceanlover1663 I farm in the Uk so farming in the US is very different to the farming im used to
The biggest problem when you quit with something is not selling off equipment immediately after they have been in use.
It's harder to sell equipment by the time some huge companies took control of the hog market.
Yea!
Dougo reminiscing is awesome. A lot of hard work to get to where yall are now. Great video
I got out of hogs in 1981. Oh... the memories. But the work ethic continues
You guys should come check out our family dairy farm next time you travel
I’ve got old barns with all the same old crap that ain’t worth a damn but yet still isn’t close to having paid for itself. I’m glad to discover I wasn’t the only one to suffer through the hog downturn of all downturns although I don’t wish it on anyone.
I worked at a hog operation for a couple years... that brings back some memories.
I worked all the barns... breeder barn, dry sow barn, farrowing barns, weener barn, grower barn, finish barns...
Lots of maintenance and cleaning that's for sure
And moving them was a nightmare
We moved off the farm when I was 13. I hated living there when I did and I would give my right arm to go back. We had grain and corn and clover. I liked everything when I didn't have to stack bales.
Nice to see your history of the farm chet and dougo.....
Really liked this one!
thx for your kind words about the livestock segment of our industry!
Man that brought back some memories growing up on a hog farm plus we had cattle but we had hog houses and in the 90s when it crashed when hogs went down we got out of it and just started raising more cattle but when we took down the hall houses we had the EPA out there and it was a nightmare but I'll tell you what I sure know don't miss that smell my truck smells like it man you couldn't get away that smell of being in the hog houses
-------------------------- nice visit
Old calendar is better than notches on the bed post. lol Thanks for the tour.
Love the history of the farm and tour of the hog facilities. Brings back a lot of memories for me too. Need to get Merlin on the camera for some more history of the farm! Keep up the good work!
Dad had 30-60 sows when I grew up. I don’t like eating pork to this day. Cleaning farrowing pens. Having to let out sows twice a day to eat and drink. Little pigs would run out and have to get them back in the pen when mom was right there with you. Having sows chase you in a confined space . Frozen waters and having to thaw them out. Sorting pigs all the time. Pigs were gone after I left for college.
I wouldn't mind coming across a building being removed i could reuse some of the materials from. I was offered a small barn but the owner never got ahold of me to set up a time to rip it down and bring it home. Its hard to farm without proper structures. You guys have definitely went through time on your farm. I'm sure it took time to decide to cut down on what to concentrate your time and money into. We have a small hobby farm I've been working hard to get started. We have a bit of everything here. A donkey, a dairy cow, chickens, turkeys, goats, pigs, rabbits, dogs, cats, birds, and a bearded dragon. We only have 2 acres to work with but we are doing it. It has been one step at a time for sure. Making the best of what we have and don't have. Love seeing a farms history and getting ideas as well. Love your videos even though I don't seem to find time to watch much anymore. Between family, two jobs one part time one full time, and a farm, days pass before we know it. My dream is to have a fully functional farm and spend more time working from home. Thank you for the hard work you put into your farm, people like me wouldn't have it so easy without what you guys do every day.
It was interesting seeing what the Larson's used to do. Bet that was a real chore taking care of all those pigs. Lots of hard work! Chet talked about cutting the galvanized steel and getting sick. Reminded me when I was about 12, helping my oldest brother cut-up some galvanized pipe for scrap. He told me that you could get sick from breathing the fumes from that. I think it was zinc poisoning. Guess what? I inhaled too much and I was sick! Just like Chet. But, when he mentioned about being 12 yo, and that happening to him. The first thing I thought was, I would love to have seen Chet at that age. I bet he was cute as a bug in a rug! Best to your family in all you do, and thanks for what you are doing. God Bless!
Indeed as a bug 💚
Enjoyed the history lesson
We all love the dougo story’s. Maybe a Q&A with dougo and Randy.
Cool video guy's. Loved it !
Thanks for taking the time in showing us the hog barns. Alot of memories.
Dougo is so shy
Crazy Days !!! I haven't heard that since I was a kid and stayed on the farm in Thief River Falls.
Chet just some good advice try to avoid galvanize smoke if at all possible but if you do inhale the smoke just drink some vitamin D milk the calcium in the milk will clear it away, this is not a joke I have done it quite a few times during my welding career but PPE is best also if you get eye burn from welding arcs look at something green, green is the most soothing color on the eyes, it will help but won't completely take the sting away, y'all stay safe...
You guys make a great comedy team! I grew up on a combination farm in Central Indiana. Corn, Beans, Wheat, Cattle, and hogs. We maintained a 300 sow herd, farrow to finish. I recall all the joys? of raising hogs, and your buildings are very familiar looking. I always hated overnight duty in the farrowing barn. Sow would drop a 14-pig litter at 1AM and by sunrise she would have 6 left. Dad always reminded me that we did not get paid on the number of pigs a sow birthed, but on the ones we raised. We paid for quite a few additional crop acres by raising hogs. Thanks for the memories! As Dougo would say, "For those of you who know......."
back to the past and old memories 😊💪
Enjoyed the video with you and your Dad. It’s always interesting and sometimes hilarious with you guys. Thanks for the video. 👍👍👍❤️
Thank you both for the tour of all hog buildings. I was hoping Toby wouldn't get left behind. He might need a bath now! Ha'
That was a funny episode!
Chet
It’s always interesting with dougo
A lot of fun watching him
We converted our last partialy slated building to fully slated in 2005. You want fully slated if your going to raise pigs. Brings back memories listening to Doug explain the chalanges of moving pigs and the issue of pigs getting a gate open.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I grew up in Elk River Minnesota. And I remember the Metrodome. That was funny when you said that. Sometimes you couldn’t get the door open and then there would be other doors that would literally push you out.
Yes!
Great video Chet. ( History ) it’s a beautiful thing. Good thing for these videos you can go back and watch them. My old videos are on VHS and they don’t even make a VCR anymore your dad knows. Your dad still has his old bike. How about a video with him riding it. Don’t break a hip Dougo.
Chet & Dougo, such legends. Extra happy since this video reminds me of the "Destruction At It’s Finest!!" one that generated the "one dollar late, a day short" quote 😁 Love from Sweden!
Chet and Doug, Gestation Period for a Sow is: 3 months,3 Weeks,and 3 Days! Have a Great Day and Week!!
We always added 3 in the morning... when we stayed up babysitting...
Dougo is always the best!!!
Would be cool chet, if you could find some old pics of the hog barns when in operation.
Great video thanks for all the hard work getting videos to us
Nice info - ty ty - have a great week !!
I grew up on a hog farm in northeast Missouri, your operation looks a whole lot more efficient than ours. I don't miss those days much. But appreciate the lessons learned.
I used to build all of that in the 80's. Thanks for the memories.
Faucets 😂 yep that’s a new one for me
Boy Dougo has brought back some interesting memories. Had two hog farms of my own in the 90's. Plus, my dad and brother had two hog farms along with a large cattle operation. Thanks for showing this part of your farm operation.
I like the tour.
We had issues of the sow's eating their piglets, not just the them laying on top of them.
You folks, should sell all that old hog equipment and convert those barns to more seed/fertilizer storage maybe even parts storage, just something to consider. Hahaha, once you get hog smell on you, it's extremely difficult to get rid of.
Yea, that one building, would work well for sitting your fuel tanks in, would capture any spills. Cheers :)
My last hogs left in 91. Free stall pens and also crates. Pitchfork cleaning 2X per week. Hand fed and watering from bucket. So happy those days are behind. Your walk through was spot on.
Father and Son, always a great combo to watch.
Thank you for the tour!! That was fun to watch! Keep up the great videos. My grand kids love to watch them with me!! We look forward to each and everyone of them!
Wonderful!
Chet and Dougo that was great recap on the old days Larson farms had a lot of hogs lot of barns pipe siding wire and concrete great video chet you have come a long way baby to get where you are now and a lot of struggles through it now look at you still a farmer and proud of it like me.
THIS VIDEO WAS GREAT I INSURED A HOG FARM OPERATION IN ILLINOIS AND HATED TO TALK WITH THE FARM MANAGER ABOUT
INSPECTIONS ETC FOR RENEWAL OF THE POLICIES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 1972
ALL THATS GONE NOW BLDGS ETAL JUST CORN BEANS AND SOME WHEAT THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS NOW ABOUT 25000
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
YOUR VIDEO BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES TO THIS RETRED INS AGENT
Thank you for finally doing this!
I had a Banana Seat too!!🤣
Love these walk thru farm history video's Brings back memories of exploring my grandfathers farm as a child.
Great video 👍👍
Way cool! Thanks!
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Will not hurt your dogs and cats they can throw up maybe if they ate a whole bunch of it but basically it’s not poison and they can throw it up if they some
Another entertaining video from the Larson crew. I enjoyed watching the two of you reminisce about the hog barns; fun memories.
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Hopi: "Sweeter"
Joonie: "Cooler"
Yoongi: "Butter
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Erinder: '' Sezimdüü ''
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We raised hogs here when I was a kid also milked cows and then did custom work around the neighborhood for a lot of the smaller farmers at that time . Pigs left I think about 1970 4 or 5 one point I thought I'd like to have the back but not anymore. I like the beef cattle. And crops
Love the history, 10.5 to 11 pig average is pretty good. Always say hogs are mortgage lifters, but boy the knees and lungs take a beating
It would be great to have a video with Merlin, Dougo, Randy, and Chet discussing the farm history. Big Swede can moderate...I mean interview 😊
Hello from Moosomin ,Saskatchewan, Canada Great videos you put out thanks for sharing.
Expansion is on the horizon! 💪👍🏼
Thanks for the tour Chet and Dougo!
Nice video. Like dougos stories
love hearing the history of the farm plus any video with you and your Dad is great because you two are funny together
I love the dad facial expression about his son and his gf in the hog barn. 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂
Thanks for the tour. I worked on my late Uncle's hog farm I enjoyed every day of it. I miss him and working the hogs. Dougo you are right with the hogs putting the heads in the corner and staying there.
I run hogs and they are a pain in the ass.
@@Theghostofpeter I think pig are made backwards there head should have been were there tail is .
Really cool
Chet, bet you are thankful the pigs are history now!!