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Johnson Mesa

Raton, New Mexico

Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Stone outbuilding at an abandoned farmstead on Johnson Mesa.  Johnson Mesa at 8000'+ in elevation is high, fairly flat and wide open.  Winter is probably brutal.

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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Close up view of stone outbuilding.  The owners have cabled the north end in order to keep the building from collapsing.


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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Perspective view of stone outbuilding.  May have originally been constructed as a home but was converted to a barn.

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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Close up of door to stone out building.

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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Foreground stones were the foundation and partial height walls of a barn that once stood in this location.

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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Log out building - collapsed on the south end.  Remnants of a volcanic cone on the left horizon.

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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead

Log cabin and the main living quarters for the farmstead.   The logs would have provided better insulation against the wind and the cold.


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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead plow

Two bottom flip plow.   This plow allows a return on the same furrow with no need to create single or multiple lands.  This type of plow may no longer be manufactured.


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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead cultivator

Horse drawn cultivator with steel wheels.


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Johnson Mesa abandoned farmstead grain drill

Grain drill or planter with wood seed box and steel wheels.  Originally horse drawn but converted for tractor.


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