On 5/04/2013 02:35, Tony wrote:

Oh I definitely enjoy meeting the farmers, if they are within
walking distance of wherever I land. That doesn't always happen.
Fewer and fewer people are farming more and more acres these days.
Population Density in Western Kansas is probably less than 1 person
per square miles.

Same in Australia. SOP is to check the farmhouse you're planning to
land near for:
1. Power lines to the house (two reasons for this)
2. Laundry hanging out.
3. Fresh tyre tracks into the garage/shed/barn.
4. The garden/grass looks watered.

Only about 1 in 3 is inhabited these days.

GC