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Nebraska Cowman

06-03-2005 09:12:20

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Read Bill46 post down below and it got me to thinkin'. Is that something doctors and lawyers would do? Come out and pay me for the priveledge of plowing for a day? Would they bring their own tractor or want me to provide one? I have several colors. Maybe I could provide a package deal, Tractor, plow, ground, eats and a bed for the night. Then the next guy that came could disk or harrow and the the third man could plow again. It'd keep the weeds down and then in Sepember we could plant wheat. Whadaya think guys? Is there a market?

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Easy

06-04-2005 08:54:22

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

You guys should do some google searchs on farm tourism, working vacations - there are quite a few b%b type places doing that, thinking about vacationing in the UK that way myself. Easy.

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Oklahoma Curly

06-04-2005 05:59:39

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

The farmer and the cowman should be friends! Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends. One man ropes a cow with ease, the other steals her butter and cheese. But that's no reason why they can't be friends.

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Fred {Mudd} Hudson

06-04-2005 01:45:20

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

Heck yah NC I'am sure they's some folk's out there that would do just that! Sign me up with mag man I got my 12 gauge pump{eye's are bad}. Them doc's an such may be able ta tell ya of a good liability insuance company. Wish ya all the luck with it. Fred

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Mark - IN.

06-03-2005 22:15:27

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

Why not? You just may be on to something there. People pay like $1,000 to drive a painted like NASCAR for a week. Probably more than that for baseball camps. You plant the pumpkins and blueberries, and folks pay you to harvest them and take them to market (home) for you. Mmm? You just may be on to something there. Buy an acre or so downtown Manhattan... Maybe rent Central Park for a couple of months... $5,000 per week for a "rural experiance"... bring your own overalls, or rent a pair for $200 - $300... I'm liking it.

Heck, who knows, might even get a government grant not to let them plant real seed on top of it. Hmm, wheels are turning now. LOL.

Mark

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Delbert from Lincoln

06-03-2005 17:40:47

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

It might work. And it might not work. You might not like the quality of some of the work. I"ve had some experience with guys that like to come and hunt on the place, showing up in the summer and wanting to play farmer. Usually on a riding lawn mower they are okay. But something larger, Lord have mercy. One time I was plowing and this guy, a computer nurd who works for Nebraska Dept of Roads volentered to take over. I showed him how to raise and lower the plow, how the gear shifters work, what gear to run in , the throttle and brakes and all of that. Had 3-14s on a Massey Ferguson 65. Okay he took off and made it to the end in good shape, raised the plow, spun her around at full throttle, droped the left wheels in the dead furrow that he has just made, and came back effectlly making a ditch. We"re a little more careful now who we let do what.

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Allan in NE

06-04-2005 05:54:44

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Delbert from Lincoln, 06-03-2005 17:40:47

Hi Delbert!

Heck, I used to do that with a spinner.

Get to day dreamin' and forget to spin 'er over. Makes one heck of a nice ditch! :>)

Allan

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CNKS

06-03-2005 17:07:06

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

I don't think you are old enough to remember the dirty thirties, but I'm sure you remember the 50's. The soil from this area made it to south Texas where it rained mud. Your spring plow day is ok, since it is really just a tractor demonstration but plowing, in general, in the Great Plains, on dryland is a no-no. You bury all the residue, then the wind comes up and the soil blows away. Around here (250 miles south of you) they don't even plow irrigated ground. Recreational plowing is not the way to go, unless you have a VERY small field.

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brainerd dave

06-03-2005 13:27:51

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

Seriously, the insurance premiums would kill you.
Farming isn't the safest business and all you need is for a LAWYER to fall off and plow himself into the ground on your nickel.

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Robert in NC

06-03-2005 13:02:08

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

I understand the idea. I understand the money. I do not understand why you would want to attract people that have no business being in the Country, to the country. We had a place here that was like that. Just outside of Raleigh/Durham there was once a small farm town called Cary. This town was lost to the Yankee "carpet-baggers" about 10-15 years ago by "big city people" from NY,NJ,MA,OH,DC ect.. I think that it started like a virus. One came and then they all came looking for the easy "southern" life. When they found out that we didn't have a life like they dreamed of, they changed it to what it was like up North. Now natives from NC call it C ontainment A rea for Re-located Y ankees or CARY. I don't mean to sound like a simple minded redneck, but I really hate to see rural life and beautiful farm land/farm towns turning into Starbucks and Mini-malls. It's just sad. What happened to the simple life of the small town?
So, I guess what I'm saying is.. No... I wouldn't do it for the fear of them not going home after they played farmer. Just my two cents..

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EricB

06-03-2005 12:33:33

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

Get a movie camera and HEY we've got City Slickers 3!
There's more dough in this that you think.

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MagMan

06-03-2005 11:27:19

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

Heck NC sign me up I get my snake boots .357 and come out and see how many of your tractors I can drown. JON

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caseyc

06-03-2005 10:34:53

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

howard,

i think that would be a great idea and some serious money could be made, but, you'd have to put up with those city folk and be nice about it too. it actually happens around here often. the bigger farms have the guided hunting in fall and alot of the guys that come to hunt end up coming in spring and summer too just to get away and "farm" for a few weeks. they pay the same rate as if they were there to hunt, minimum is usually $150/day.

casey

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RustyFarmall

06-03-2005 09:24:11

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

There probably is a market, afterall, isn"t that what the dude ranchers have been doing? Only problem I can see is that if the wrong guy got on your tractor the repair bills could easily exceed the profit. What about liability when the guy starts plowing your neighbors corn under?

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Cue P.

06-03-2005 09:17:53

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-03-2005 09:12:20

There is a market. Was reading in the papers not too long ago about a guy up here in NH that does just that. He has a bed/breakfast type setup and city folk, or whoever wants the experience, pay him to work on his farm. Yes, they pay him to work on his farm. What a racket. The people like working in the country and some sign on for weeks or months at a time. Cant remember the name of place off hand but he must have a website.

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Nebraska Cowman

06-03-2005 09:36:58

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Re: Playing Farmer? in reply to Cue P., 06-03-2005 09:17:53

Hey, don't laugh. There has been years I have paid dearly to work MY OWN FARM.

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