Farm families share love story 40 years in the making

By Laura Handke, Missouri Farmer Today
Feb 11, 2024
Feb 11, 2024

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From left, Grandma Sue (Baumgartner), Justin, Grandpa Earl Grimes, Papa Joe Baumgartner, and Michaela are part of a family farm legacy.

Photos courtesy Grimes Family

Michaela’s Papa Joe and Grandma Sue are pictured with the Farmall H they gifted Justin and Michaela on their wedding day.

Photos courtesy Grimes Family

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By Laura Handke, Missouri Farmer Today

OSBORN, Mo. — If tractors could tell a story, what a story these would tell. Today, they sit in a shed outside of Osborn, Missouri. The little red Farmall H could tell of how it replaced horses on the farm, right off the line in 1948, and join the John Deere 3020 in sharing how they spent season after season in the field.

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The Farmall H and 3020 worked on the same farm when Justin and Michaela’s grandpas started farming and now, they share a shed.
Photos courtesy Grimes Family

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