Not trying to convince myself about farming. Just sharing the thoughts of why so many young people don't carry on the farming tradition. There are a ton of different avenues out there that make a lot more money and take far less time. I agree though, I do love the farm and my son does too. Nothing like a long day at the office and coming home and sitting on the 4020 half the night just driving and thinking about nothing. It really relaxes me. We will never sell the farm, but I highly doubt that I will actually farm it myself when my dad isn't able to, unless I do it for a retirement hobby in 30 years.
My father in law had a retirement plan. In 1988 he purchased a 300 acre farm that needed a lot of work for $88,000 and he didn't have anywhere near enough funds to pay cash for it, but he did have good credit. He worked at it full time row cropping and raising cattle. His plans were to let the farm pay for itself and sell it in the future. He worked out trades with the neighbors for equipment use and such. Farming didn't provide any additional money to live on as the bank took almost all the money earned, so he turned to custom sawmilling with a portable mill on the side for extra money to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. In the end, the farm did pay its own way through the years and the sawmill provided for the family (they lived very simple). In 2003 he sold most of the farm for over $250,000. He paid all the remaining farm debt, kept 50 acres, and built a new house on it and is now debt free. Bad part of the story is he died about 1 year after moving into the new house and never got to enjoy the fruits of his labor.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Usin Your Implements: Bucket Loader - by Curtis Von Fange. Introduction: Dad was raised during the depression years of the thirties. As a kid he worked part time on a farm in Kansas doing many of the manual chores. Some of the more successful farmers of that day had a new time saving device called a tractor. It increased the farm productivity and, in general, made life easier because more work could be done with this 'mechanical beast'. My dad dreamed that some day he would have his own tractor with every implement he could get. When he rea
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
