Posted by Bruce from Can. on August 26, 2016 at 04:05:33 from (74.12.72.193):
In Reply to: I was wondering. posted by mb58 on August 25, 2016 at 10:06:13:
I am the youngest of 5 kids , my Dad was a only son , and was kind of cornered into taking over from his dad.While my Dad would rather have been a house builder , he did ok with the farm , but never wanted any of us to farm. We were all expected to go to post secondary school , collage , or University, or take a trade , but not farm . All 4 of my sibs did as Mom and Dad wished , I wanted to farm . Wouldn't go to University, when the time came , I took a job at 18 , and got a second job as well. By the time I was 20 , I had saved enough money to by some milk quota , rented a farm , and against his will , my Dad came through , and lent me $10,000.00. Around the same as the others got to go to school with. This was way back in 1981 , My wife and I now milk just around 65 cows , and own 276 acres of good land . We have 3 boys , the oldest farms with me , while the youngest lives home with us ,but takes no part in the farm . Our second boy won't help on the farm and lives in town . Either you want to farm , or you don't . I did and still do . Love the dairy , all I wanted to do since I was 13 years old. My son and I are looking to the future , and thinking of building a new barn in about 5 years, with stable for 120 cows , and a robotic milking system . The future is not mine , it will be for him to build , I am going to start to just ride along . I will be 56 on my next birthday, my son will be 30. Bruce
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