Posted by Kow Farmer on November 13, 2013 at 19:51:37 from (76.77.202.46):
Hello everyone, I have been stalling on this subject for awhile now, but I decided to write about it to see what kind of responses I would get on this issue. I have a very good friend that is afraid that this might be his last year farming. He is a very small farmer in acreage, livestock etc. He quit raising cattle late this Fall, which was his main passion. He loved his beef cattle dearly. He told me the last few years of drought and certain decisions in life have unfortunately have taken their toll on him financially. I have worked side by side him. He is one hard workin' fella. I don't think he knows when to quit. Whether it was baling hay, pitchin' manure by hand, shoveling corn, picking rocks, it didn't matter. He enjoyed all that farming life had to offer him, good or bad. I know he had both hips redone last year, now his shoulders are giving him problems. He works a full time job and farms part time. Another hard thing for him he said is wondering if he will have to sell everything and worse yet...move to town. He is in his middle to upper 40's in age. Damn hard worker. He told me after the cattle left that his heart left the farm too. He just wasn't the same person during Fall field work. I could tell it. He loves Fall harvest, this year was just very tough on him. He says that he just can't show his wife his inner feelings. He goes to the empty cattle barn and just cries at times. I guess what I am getting at is, how do you look to your friend with tear filled eyes and say I'm sorry, but I can't help you financially. I pray for him often. I hope God has a plan for my friend. Thank you everyone for listening/reading. Kow Farmer Kurt
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