Posted by bison on March 24, 2015 at 15:25:29 from (69.168.144.136):
In Reply to: Nostalgia posted by flying belgian on March 24, 2015 at 13:55:11:
When i was a kid my dad milked 20 cows in a tie stall barn, he had no debt and he raised 5 kids on the income from the dairy alone.
It was in the late sixties when the free stall came into swing and there were plenty guys that took the jump to the new design.
We had a farm consultant come to our yard one day to try to talk my dad into modernizing and building a free stall and milking parlor and such.
After my dad had listened to all that the guy had to say which included expanding the herd to at least 60 cows he asked the guy.. OK, if i do all that what you suggest i do,.. can tell me what my net income will be about at year end.
After some calculations the guy wrote down a certain figure and my dad looked at it and said,...that ain't any different as to what i make today so why in the world would i go til my neck in the hole and work twice as hard and not make a cent more than i do now?..I think i'll pass,.i rather go fishing.
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