The Anderson Circle Farm is composed of eight farm areas. It is located just north of Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County. 
Just inside the showbarn, Ralph Anderson greeted his guests. 
We took a walk around the showbarn and found just the right bus for our tour!
Go Kentucky Wildcats! 
The first stop was Walnut Hall, the ACF residence of Ralph and Ruth Anderson. Walnut Hall is a Greek Revival house constructed during the 1840's. Termites have done some damage to the back of the house. 
Wildwood was the second major historical restoration by the Andersons and along with Walnut Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes. Wildwood is the family residence of ACF's general manager. It is also the headquarters for most of the farm's cattle confinement feeding, health and medical care and feed making operations. 
The last stop was the Chapline Cemetery. Abraham Chapline came to present-day Mercer County with James Harrod in 1774. On June 16, 1774, the men began laying out Harrodsburg, originally called Harrodstown. Buried in the family graveyard are Captain Abraham Chaplin, his first and second wives and several of their seven children. 
Then we rode a hay wagon to parts of the farm that the bus couldn't go. Both wagons were full when the tour started. 
The Schuller Log House was originally constructed in Metcalf County, roughly 75 miles south west of Mercer County. In 1994 it was relocated near Shawnee Springs. 
The day was concluded with a 'cattleman's dinner'; steak cooked on this grill. Yum, yum!
Anderson Circle Farm, by the numbers: 7,000 total acres; 2,167 commercial cattle; 433 purebred cattle; 120 miles of four board fence; 85 barns; 15 cattle working facilities and 15 houses; 13 professional staff members; 12 miles of hard surface roads; 3 confinement feeding facilities and 1 show and sale barn.
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