“Old farm equipment” AKA “scrap” to another news source - can be very valuable.
Pretty much as a rule, anything someone would cross a river to steal is something a homeowner might want to defend.
This is as good a place as any to throw in my favorite Kentucky trick question:
Q: Help me out. The capital of Kentucky. Is it pronounced lou-EE-ville, or lou-UH-vil?
A:lou-UH-vil
Q: Funny. I thought it was pronounced Frankfort.