Great Recession
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This is a White Farm Equipment Tractor. Since I had never run across one of these, I looked up the company.
“In 1969, Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline and Cockshutt were merged to form White Farm Equipment with headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.
In 1975, Oliver, Minneapolis-Moline and Cockshutt were folded into the White brand. The green of Oliver, red of Cockshutt and yellow of Minneapolis-Moline tractors was replaced by the silver tractors of White's Field Boss line.
The agriculture market hit a severe recession in the early 1980s, and TIC sold WFE to Allied Products.” - Wikipedia
So from what I can determine this tractor is a 1975 to early 1980’s model. It is starting to show some age and a bit of rust.
I Liked how there were three almost parallel receding lines of sumac. Once again, I wished that I had a 2.8 lens on my camera that day, but this will do.
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Abandoned vacation homes near Branson West,MO. A sad sign of the rumored Branson bust,this billion dollar complex lies in ruins, its owners bankrupted and in jail.There were high hopes when this 3 phase vacation community began construction in 2006.But by 2009,it was done,a victim of the recession and greed.The entire Branson area has seen a sharp decrease in business, and several of the large theaters are shuttered. But Branson is still a popular destination,just courting a different crowd nowadays perhaps....
The day ends on this crisp fall day post harvest. It's been an unusual fall, warm and dry. Fire risk was high many days in October and early November. Field fires became an almost daily issue during the harvest process-one spark from a running combine or tractor was all it could take to start a fire. Lately the rains and cooler weather have come,thankfully....