I was the youngest of 5, Dad was disabled thru cancer when I was a Senior in High School. All siblings left home the week after they graduated HS. Went thru a couple of hired men by Spring (they didn"t like having a 17 year old boss- Dad wasn"t outside). So for the last few months I got excused from school early to go home for chores, planting, etc. Graduated and stayed at home for 3 years on an empty promise of taking over. Got the same story, stay another 3 years and take over.
Had my draft physical at age 20, all was 1-A, since we shoveled everything by hand- great physical shape for a 139 pounder. Enlisted in the paratroopers, volunteered for Green Berets, went to U of M after Army discharge, for a BS degree in Animal Science. Started farming from scratch in 1972, bought two more farms over the years, and still here. Best thing I ever did was leave home.
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