May just have a little natural gas under those properties. "Empire Gas is one of the largest retail distributors of propane in the United States and, through its subsidiaries, has been engaged in the retail distribution of propane since 1963." That same year, the company was sold to Northwestern Public Service Co. Well, did a quick search using his name & maybe this is the reason. Ans: In 1996, Robert Plaster sold Empire Gas to his son Steve and other members of the company’s management team. He may even be placing any of the usable land into the CRP (conservation reserve program). Pretty sure the nursing home residents won't be out rounding up cattle on 22,000 acres. Nothing more than a 'tax break' for a company that doesn't need it. I read an article a month or so ago about some nursing home chain that had bought a ranch that was something like 22,000 acres. Big companies are buying up farmland and using them for tax write offs. Possibly for a nice little tax write off. posted the county records show the guy doesn't own any cattle but could lease out the land for cattle. If you have any info on the area let me know. The number of abandoned homes and farms though has me wondering just what is going on there though because it would be an ideal area to set up a self sustaining homestead. but they were damned few and far between. Well stocked wood piles, chickens, some goats etc. There were a few homesteads along the way that showed some real resilience. I am not sure what has happened to that area. It appeared to me somewhat creepy to be honest. Some of the abandoned places were in better shape the further South one went but the numbers didn't change. All the way down to Mansfield it appeared at least every third house or farm was abandoned with many for sale. Stacks of firewood for sale outside and cattle appeared to be the only money making ventures going on. What few places looked to be still occupied were mostly starting to look pretty run down. Obviously it has a lot of money to throw around. I tried looking up what this place was but couldn't find anything about it on the internet so who knows. About the time we crossed one arm of the river you could see a huge "lodge" had just been built up on the ridge looking over the river and it appeared to be quite expensive. At one cross roads I swear this Empire ranch had bought up an entire little town and left it to rot. For 15 miles more or less every old driveway now had a brand new green gate and a sign that said "Empire Ranch". The first thing I noticed just after leaving Lebanon was the number of abandoned houses and other buildings. Also hwy 5 eventually passes by the Baker Creek seed place closer towards Mansfield. The headwaters of the Gasganade river meanders across the hwy here and there, that river and a couple of streams is what brought me down that way years ago. Hwy 5 which meanders down the center of the State crosses over I-44 at Lebanon, Missouri at which point I turned South and followed it. Not since my old days of kayaking every river and stream I could get into have I been that far down into South Central Missouri. Plaster Foundation, email us at or call us at (417) 533-3007.I headed down a stretch of road yesterday I haven't been on well over a decade. Plaster Foundation to make sustainable and lasting investments into the future of our nation and promote free enterprise for all. The funding of these capital projects position the Robert W. This enables educational institutions to keep their tuition lower for their students. These grants help provide state-of-the-art facilities to students and faculty that position them to have an effective learning environment. Plaster Foundation exists to expand the educational opportunities for students in the Midwest through named capital projects. Promoting Educational Opportunities for StudentsĬontinuing the Legacy of Robert W. We stand on four cornerstones that are a part of every project we support: Plaster Foundation is committed to continuing and expanding the legacy of generosity established during the life of Robert W. Plaster Foundation’s mission is to promote expanded educational opportunities, pride in America, and belief in the free enterprise system, for the benefit of America’s youth through named capital projects.
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