Flag-less, sign-less but definitely not clueless - Farm and Dairy

Flag-less, sign-less but definitely not clueless - Farm and Dairy

While my father and mother were far from apolitical, neither allowed any political signs or flags in the yard or on any barns on our southern Illinois dairy farm. The reason, my father once explained, was “The land’s for crops, the barn’s for cows and politics is for politicians.” It wasn’t public postering; it was a strong, private belief. I can recall witnessing him practice his politics only three times in my presence. The first was in the mi…