Re: where did we go wrong?

Posted by Billy NY on October 19, 2011 at 11:03:17 from (74.67.3.54):

In Reply to: where did we go wrong? posted by 830 Kurt on October 19, 2011 at 09:05:56:

Still common in this town and area, but then again, the farms that are left resemble much of what was commonplace way back when. There is a large dairy farm in town, and just over the county line a much larger one with 2000 head, and there is sometimes interaction with large or small farms, the one in town lost a combine, caught fire, neighbor/farmer stepped in and finished their harvest. Even if they are not all that fond of each other, not trust each other on some things, they still work together, something I notice that bond between farms/farmers is still strong regardless. Often times the neighbor rents out his tractor and baler, to another as its closer to a field they are working, it works because he makes some money, they know how to run it not too much to worry about, as you know some people are awful with rented or borrowed equipment. Forgot what happened, but one year that big dairy (2000 head) came down and harvested my neighbors corn, he sells them hay and straw, lot of interaction still, something to admire in people.

'09 was a real bad year for my neighbor, he had some life threatening health issues, and was still farming 500-600 acres, luckily after planting was done, so I helped by doing most of the trucking, his son came by everyday after the regular job, I usually had whatever he needed fueled, greased, we got 150 acres of hay done, 70 acres of oats harvested, straw baled, and they got the 250 in corn combined, I could not do the corn, as we had a barn collapse and repairs to do. I kept doing the trucking after work, so the cash flow still trickled in. The best was he really appreciated it, as I have heard others mention, best of all, he's healed up, can still work, they had told him he'd have to retire. He gave up most rented land, no more crops, just doing hay and trucking, the latter being done in a newer truck with a new sileage grain body, his old one a DM Mack was better suited as a field truck, so the new one rides much better and given his health, a wise move. I think its an honorable thing to help others, you're there when they need you, and vice versa. Nice to know if I get stuck with my old 850 ford, I can always go over to his barn do it myself or if he's there he'd come right over if not busy, always been like that, nice to know someone has your back.

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