The Mister is Famous

Well, at least in Gilbert. Okay, well, maybe not FAMOUS, but Kelly Mixer of the Gilbert Independent did a nice story on him and Morrison Ranch in last Wednesday's edition. We are in the process of reproducing it on the Morrison Ranch web site, and I'll link to it when that
happens. In the meantime, here is the picture of the Mister in front of the lake and the tanks.

She did a thorough job and it was a fun article for our family to read. This is how it started:

Scott Morrison, a third-generation member of one of Gilbert's most recognizable farming families, said the clan is committed to maintaining the agricultural heritage of the town.

"We wanted to have our property be reminiscent of the way it was when we were growing up," he said, describing the sprawling Morrison Ranch master-planned community.

She goes on to describe the community and the plans for the future. She also included this picture:



This is the Mister's uncle on the left, his father on the right. They are in the farm office, and that is a radio that they used to communicate throughout the farm. They were pretty high tech for their time, using four-row implements when most folks were using two-row (for perspective, today many farmers use eight-row), and having the radios in the trucks. No computers, though, the Mister pointed out (and he sounded SAD when he said it). I guess those high tech genes got passed on to the next generation. We DO use computers, a lot, especially to regulate all the irrigation. No doubt there will be some future technology that our kids will wish that we had...