Ah, the country air!!
Feb 21, 2021 19:55:48 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I farmed for 30 years. Made a profit for 26 of those years. But there's a big difference between making a profit and making a living.
Something on the order of 80% of the farmers in this country hold a second job or more to make ends meet.
Something on the order of 80% of the farmers in this country hold a second job or more to make ends meet.
My Mom told us tales about the depression. Just making the mortgage on a half section was difficult at times. However, they always were able to put food on the table. The thing she didn't like was that her school dresses were made from feed sacks. I don't know if anybody is old enough to remember, but at that time, feed (it may have been chicken feed) came in colorful cloth, not burlap.
Feb 24, 2021 18:43:37 #
clint f.
Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa
SteveR wrote:
I'm not sure about cattlemen, but it's always a crapshoot, so to speak, with farmers. Between the weather and the changing cost of commodities, the individual farmer walks a tightrope.
A business not for the faint of heart. The line where I grew up was “You can make a small fortune ranching, you start with a large fortune.”
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