Farm of Elmer and wife Zola (nee Shell) Rauch, 5555 Germantown Pike, Dayton OH. Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, OH. sw part of Section 14, Township 3, Range 5 East. Lived at and farmed from 1920 to about 1980.

Hi Carole! Thanks for sharing those details about the Rauch farm on Germantown Pike. We love hearing stories about the history of Montgomery County! If you can recall, what were some of the crops or animals your family raised on the farm during that time? Also, since the photo was taken in 1969, have you noticed any significant changes to the area or neighboring properties over the years? We'd love to learn more about your memories of this wonderful farm.

Years ago the farm produced tobacco. Later and for many years corn and wheat were raised. The family also conducted truck patch farming. For many years the farm had milk cows, hogs, beef cattle and chickens.