Robert Rachuig is the grandson of Rudolph 'Rube' Rachuig, son of August Rachuig.  The following is one of Robert's recollections of his grandparents' farm near Clifton.

My father, A. W. Rachuig, told me the story of how my grandfather worked hard to pay for their farm. My Grandfather had two teams of horses and a couple of wagons. He would rent out his team of horses and wagon for about $2.50 per day. He would work with them for $1 more. Can you imagine a man making all that much money per day? He, the team of horses (Two) and the wagon for $3.50 per day.

Near their farm they brought an oil line from West Texas to Houston. One of the pumping stations for that line was about 2 miles from their home. My grandfather worked on this oil line, hauling and delivering equipment, as it was work near enough to his place.

When they brought the railroad near by, as it passed along the river, he worked using his team and wagon to help build the bed to lay the tracks upon.

The main road from Clifton to Valley Mills was on the East side of the Bosque river. The decided to build a new road and it would be on the West side of the river. The new road came by the Rachuig farm and joined the West edge of their property. Again this provided work for my Grandfather and his team and wagon. During this special times, when my grandfather had outside work, his three sons did the farm work. They used the other team to farm the land and they kept up the place. They cared for the few cows and took care of the others things like chickens and whatever. The family got up early, fed and cared for the animals before breakfast, and in the evenings, they cared for the animals, before supper (dinner). They were taught to respect the animals, because they were a main source of their making a living.

Their were lots around the barn, to be kept clean and repaired, for keeping the animals, as needed.