Burton Road in Pettis County, Missouri, is in the Prairie Township. I’m happy to say this family farm is not on the market for sale at this time. According to the property map, they own pretty much one whole side of the road. A good way to decide who your neighbors are going to be is to own many acres of land. I bet the owner’s love having their cup of coffee on the porch with a view looking across the property. I am glad they have cared for the barns you’ll see in the following photos. Happy to offer these up to you for Thursday Doors this week.

The doors on the far-right barn are newer which signals it is still a well-used barn. Several gates and even a mini flag flying at the entry to that long lane. I bet that makes a great sledding hill in winter! Just don’t crash land into that gate. Mom thoughts.

Due to the lighting, I couldn’t get a good front view of the home. But I was able to capture more doors on the side of the barn and outbuildings. A barren, stubbled field awaits spring planting. I am curious now what crops they chose for this year. It’s been a very hard year for our local farmers. The map below will tell the tale best.

We are in Sedalia and under Extreme drought conditions. Today we finally got some rain, but not enough to relieve this strain for our farmers. Wheat is often too short to combine when there is not enough rain. It ripens too early. That’s just one example of the struggles faced. Our governor signed an executive order May 31 declaring the drought so it’s paper official.