No,most folks around here are not really big time operators.total I have 780 acres leftof which about 99% of it is not fit to farm and never was,the rest of the 2000 i farmed once has been sold, and all to younger folk who are farming far more than i ever did. Lots of folks who started farming when i did didnt make it,AND i wouldnt have either if i hadnt worked a full time job(or two)since I was 13.The reason I want to hold it for the kids is simply because thats all I have to give them. They use it, they just dont farm it. All but about 25 acres has been planted back to native or crp grass.I dont owe a soul one penny, all of my equipment is probably as old or older than anyones here, and is patched and repaired everywhere or worn smooth out.If they sell it,rent it,or farm it,wont make any difference to me.until i'm dead and buried i'll control it and if needed I'll sell it in a heartbeat.I have standing offers on every inch. And I intend to spend all the money I can on me and my wife enjoying ourselves finally as long as she can go. Until last year 500 acres of this ground WAS leased out. Again to a fine young man.I stopped the lease last year because of the drought,and to try to let the grass survive.Didnt hurt him any,he couldnt feed his cattle and sold them all but a few head before hand.Couldnt use this place anyway because of no water.and he moved them off long before the lease ended,so he could water them at home.(And I even gave him a half years rent back because he couldnt use it!)I have nothing at all against a young farmer,Ive gave several of them tractors and equipment over the years to help them get started.I dont consider them buisness competitors,or anything simply because i know i can sell my cattle and crops just where they do.And more than one has keys to my barns and equipment storage in case they need something when I'm not around.Why would I wish anyone of them,yourself included anything but the best? its not like folks wont buy all we both can grow. There is one thing I have against some i have to admit,they have this mistaken belief that they are owed something somehow.That someone should GIVE them a chance for some reason.But out here in the real world you TAKE a chance. if you cant find land in your area,theres no chains holding you from going elsewhere. I see land for sale nearly every day and most of it makes what i have left look really bad.several auctions this weekend in fact.to bid all you do is hold your hand up.For your chance, step up and step out there.all it takes is a little luck and a lot of want to.
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