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Have you ever visited the Agricultural Hall of Fame?

Asked at Massachusetts Street on December 1, 2009

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Photo of Jon Jackson

“I have not; never really thought about it.”

— Jon Jackson, rate specialist, Leawood

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“Yes I have … my brother-in-law is a dairy farmer and we went over there to take a look around. It was a lot of fun.”

— David Kalkman, teacher, Gardner

Photo of Jane Trostie

“No. I never had a reason.”

— Jane Trostie, animal control officer, Salina

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“Yes I have, two or three times. I grew up on a farm.”

— Bob Kircher, counselor, Lawrence

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  1. RoeDapple (anonymous) says…

    of course....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIWrmY...

  2. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    No.

    Autie - Give us something.

  3. CWGOKU (anonymous) says…

    No... Too many K-Staters hang out there.

  4. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    No, but if I were 25 years younger, Luke Skywalker's mom would be a MILF.

  5. honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

    i appreciate everything farmers and ranchers do for us, but no, i haven't visisted the ag h.o.f. and don't plan on it.

  6. jonas_opines (anonymous) says…

    Hall B, Exhibit 3

    Benjamin Billy Bob Jackson: 1956-present, inducted March 17th, 2004

    Ben Billy Bob Jackson, or Big Triple B as his friends sometimes call him, or Bi-triBble when they've been drinking, was the first too experiment with a higher caliber wheat for the making of grain alcohol, and his results have yielded us the higher caliber liquor sold in liquor stores, versus the lower-caliber from the old process, which is sold in gas stations and grocery stores.

    "Wellum, shucks. It just turned out this one day that we was drinkin', and old Lester McGough from down the road a bit he was sitting on a barrel of sumtin we had just distilled, think it were a brown ale or sumtin like that, and anyway he weren't too shore of his feet, havin' had to much, and he spilled that barrel all over the wheat! We had a pickle off that for shore! Ol' Les ain't allowed to sit on the rails no more."

    But from this tragic accident was born a miracle. When they next took wheat to make their product, they were shocked to discover that the wheat, being drenched in ale beforehand, yielded a much higher alcohol content later in the process.

    "Well, it sounds like a waste, don't it? But we found out, by 'trial and error' to use city-folk words, that you ne'er had to use jest that whole barrel on the crops. Just a couple drops done do the job jest fine. So now we gets the good 'ol boys from around the place to go out 'fore harvest and sprinkle the old beer that close to sour on the wheat, and we get the higher yield for it later. I 'spect it's some kind o' miracle."

    Big Triple B credits this innovation for his longevity, and maintaining his youthful appearance.

    "I done reckon by now I sorta pickled. If'n you catch my meaning."

    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/325...

  7. nbnozzy (anonymous) says…

    Roe... interesting that you posted that video. I viewed it last week and added it to my "oldies" playlist. Great song.

  8. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    I never knew that Libertarian Science Fiction was its own individual genre.
    http://io9.com/5254742/10-greatest-li...

  9. autie (anonymous) says…

    Can I get bacon on that? And coffee. Black. thanks

  10. prospector (anonymous) says…

    In the wayback days of my youth, I asked the G-parents about going. Gramma said there was nothing to it. It was just the stuff she had to look at that was lying about the farm when she was a kid.

  11. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    I once visited the Pepper Jack Cheese Hall of Fame.

  12. sherbert (anonymous) says…

    Went in elementary school, way back when, and was surprised to find it quite interesting. Glad they took us because I never would have thought of going.

  13. BorderRat (anonymous) says…

    No, but I did go see the Worlds Largest Prairie Dog.

  14. Pywacket (anonymous) says…

    You people are missing out on one of the 7 wonders of KS (the other 6 being a ball of twine, a giant steam shovel, a pair of Dorothy's knickers, a tornado-driven straw-through-a-2x4, a large mylar helium balloon in the shape of a Lockheed Electra, and a shrine built around a purported image of Jesus in a faded oil stain at a defunct gas station near Ark City).

    As I mentioned on the other Ag Hall of Fame thread, the Hall of Hoes is stupendous--not to be missed!

    Then there's the FarmArt Building (or F.Art Bldg, for short), showcasing manure sculpture, paintings by Arnold Ziffel, and fiber art created with shredded wheat on styrofoam cones.

    In the Practical Applications Hall, don't miss the modern farm office tableau, with a rustic barnwood desk, a swivel chair made from an old Allis-Chalmers tractor seat mounted on mower wheels, the cloven-goat's-hoof pencil holder, and other handy accessories inspired by chic barnyard objects.

    On the way out, stop by the gift shop, where you'll find a wide array of holiday gift ideas. The kids will love the cute dried turkey foot backscratcher or a collection of kiln-baked and colorfully lacquered llama marbles! Get a great deal on 4 bar stools made from old milk cans for the cuzzins! a cow-tail fly swatter for Grandpa...

    For coworkers, Johnny's teacher, or the next-door neighbor, give the gift of aroma-therapy room fresheners in 6 popular scents: "Ewe" de Sheep, Roostaroma, Dairy Aire, Fresh-baked Cow Pie, Downwind Whiff, and Swiney Woods-- and, for a great "couples gift," a frisky barbed-wire and leather chaps S&M set! Pa will be crying, "Moo-la-la!" when he unwraps this one under the tree.

    You have not experienced Kansas until you've experienced the Ag Hall of Fame!

  15. BABBOY (anonymous) says…

    No, but it might be interesting.

  16. Celeste (anonymous) says…

    I went back in elementary school I believe. I enjoyed it. Especially in these times, so many kids have absolutely no idea where our food comes from. It's good to have a place where they can go and learn about the process and the people behind it.

    I remember especially the special miniature wagon with breyer Belgian horses hitched to it since I'm a total horse nut. Very cool place. Sounds like it might have gone downhill, glad they're trying to bring it back.

  17. CWGOKU (anonymous) says…

    I've been to the Bowling Hall of Fame.

  18. 2002 (anonymous) says…

    Yes. It was great, but even at 10 I was asking myself: Why isn't Oliver Wendell Douglas in the Ag Hall of Fame. I mean, after all he left the city to farm in the countryside.

    The other question I have is: If you get caught gambling on farming, can you still be in the Hall of Fame?

  19. beawolf (anonymous) says…

    Didn't know there was one, or where it is.

  20. monkey_c (anonymous) says…

    2002 All farmers gamble on farming.

  21. nbnozzy (anonymous) says…

    I once visited the KFC- Kentucky Fried Chicken museum.

    Here's a link to it: http://www.corbinkentucky.us/sandersc...

  22. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    clearly Lawrence is losing out in the Hall of Fame race!

    it is imperitive that we develop at least two halls of fame with local ties.
    ideas?

    the long-haired hippy in kansas hall of fame?

    the bedroom community hall of fame?

    the Klondike Bar hall of fame?

    ideas?

    ***
    Jonas, you are an obvious leftist elitist, but your cuzin writin is funny rite thar!

  23. blue73harley (anonymous) says…

    The Angry Coach Hall of Fame.

    There could be a entire building just for DCABA.

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