Dear Folks, For those of you who don't realize what a rural area the Town of Porter is, let me tell you that the population of the village of Youngstown is around 2,000. That plus the rest of the town/township equals a total population of around 7,000 which includes the hamlet of Ransomville. vee

The city of Elgin, Texas is a little over 5000 strong and growing. I live on my farm outside of the city with my wife, her brother and my youngest son and family who retired from the Army 1 1/2 years ago after 23 plus years of service. We have one horse, 16 head of cattle, five inside cats and seven out side cats but no snakes. Charles

Charles says "no snakes." That's one thing we know about here in Arizona, too. If folks here have horse barns, they keep several cats living in and around them. That keeps the rattlers away! Faith