Posted by JerryS on August 25, 2016 at 22:58:34 from (98.80.106.16):
In Reply to: I was wondering. posted by mb58 on August 25, 2016 at 10:06:13:
I began driving the 8N when I was about ten, because that's Dad quit his welding job and took the plunge into the dairy business. I was a senior in high school when Dad sold out of the dairy business. It was long understood that I was going to college, I was the last kid and there was no room in the budget for a hired hand. We were making a living, but making no real headway other than paying off the note on the 220 acres. The land itself, a thin layer of sandy topsoil over a red clay base, wasn't good for much more than pasturing dairy cattle or growing pine trees, so farming was pretty much out of the question. Unbeknownst to us, the land's real value lay far below the surface.
Even though I had no interest in farming I kept a deep love for the land and for rural living. I now live on 15 acres, half of which is in pines and red oaks. Otherwise, I don't grow so much as tomato.
At 75 it's all I can do to keep the place up, so my advice to those of you who have expressed a desire to jump into farming late in life: don't underestimate how age is going to affect your ability to handle the demands of your task, even if it is a labor of love. I'm actually fairly healthy, but my body simply can no longer meet the demands of all I need to do, even on my small place.
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