Back in 84 I started a full time job along with raising 800 hd of hogs per year farrow to finish. Dad and I had 80 cows on shares that I baled all the hay for and fed the calves everyday. Dad went south for the winter. The hogs went bye bye in 1997.
Between dad and I we had 500 acres of row crop as well. Dad did some planting and ran the combine some. I did the rest. Dad also had an electrical business on the side. I did take most of May and October off for farming. No pay during time off or paid vacations from the job. Some weeks I would only got 35 hours in at the job but most were 40 hour weeks. In 2000 dad died and I rented his farm from mom. I had enough that I could farm full time then. I went back to go help at the weld shop winter and summer to help out the old boss back in 2007. I also have more acres now than in 2000.
Cows left in 2011 when I got more acres and wanted to travel some. I had no permanent pasture and all pasture was rotated with corn and beans and is now continuous corn and beans.
The farm would carry itself in the 80's but there was nothing left to put food on the table for my wife and 4 kids.
Good thing I was young then cause I sure could not do it now.
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