Posted by Retired Farmer on November 12, 2012 at 06:46:21 from (207.200.116.74):
In Reply to: should i give up farming posted by randy in penna on November 11, 2012 at 17:58:56:
Farming isn't for the little guy anymore. I had a nice place back in the 90's but had to sell it because my ex got stupid on me. When I sold out the auctioneer told me I was getting out at the right time. Kind of glad now I did, but I still miss it sometimes. With the price of fuel and parts and machinery nowdays it is impossible to make a decent profit. The last couple of years I have been helping a guy chop cornstalks in the winter. We are using three tractors and I am charging his fuel account around fifteen hundred dollars a week all winter long. Don't know how he affords it. We do cover a large amount of ground tho. Then there is his parts expense. His baler broke down last Friday and took out all six needles. Don't know what they cost each but they are not cheap.
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