Posted by JD Seller on August 09, 2014 at 20:33:28 from (208.126.198.123):
We have a rented farm that we(myself/wife and my sons) have rented since 1970. Actually back to 1958 if you count my Grand Father renting it. The farm has changed hands from one generation to the next in the same family as far as ownership.
The current owner lives in Northern Wisconsin. HE usually came down to the farm several times during the year while he was working. Then after he retired we made a small finished room inside one of the barns. Running water, heat and a bathroom. He would come down for days at a time in the summer/fall. He loved to "help" haul in the crop. That was a mixed "blessing" as he is a CPA. LOL had a few mishaps over the years but all and all he is a great guy.
He came down last winter and told me he had prostate cancer but the treatments had it under control. By the way he is 80 years old now.
He called me this morning. He told me he more than likely would never see the farm again. He has terminal cancer and has weeks/days to go. I really hate that.
He has been a long time friend. Best landlord a fellow could ever want too. He liked the farm kept in contour strips and the steeper ground in pasture. (He loves to watch the young calves playing)
The farm is farmed almost just like it was when we first rented in in 1970.
His wife will kept the farm until her death. Then it goes to his five kids. Two girls are real hard working ladies and three LAZY sons. I am afraid that that will be the end of the family owning the farm. His sons already talk about how much the farm is "worth" now. Constantly complaining about how small of a return the farm makes.
Current owner(Father) wants the barns kept up, the fences maintained, the contour strips and erosion controls kept working. Those things cost money.
Just a sad day with a lot of uncertainty for the future of that farm.
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