[AT] Putting the tractor to use

[Dean Vinson]

> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/branches_20140614.jpg
 
Thanks very much, everyone.  This is indeed a fine old place, and the SM
looks right at home here.    I'm grateful to prior owners (of both) for
taking good care of them.

Steve W. wrote:
> What is/was the smaller brick building? Summer kitchen? 
> Looks like it would make a great smoke house....

Steve, that's the icehouse, currently used as a wood shed and a gardening
shed.  The floor is of brick and about a foot below the surrounding grade, I
assume to help it stay cool later in the year when packed with ice.    Seems
like a low floor like that would be wet all the time but it isn't, not even
damp.   Must have been built with good drainage all around.   The structure
is in decent shape but there are some areas where it's going to need
attention.  I certainly don't intend for anything to fall down on my watch.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio