I am 52 years old and finished college the first time in the late 1980's. The 4 year college degree was valuable then as it certainly helped one to obtain a better job back then. A 4 year college degree IN THE RIGHT FIELD still is a valuable asset to have. One also has to be willing to relocate to those areas where the jobs are in demand. There certainly is a cost to obtaining that degree, and it is greater today than it was when I went to college in the mid to late 1980's. Back then, it was also a different time, too. The rural areas involving farming or agriculture, in general, were chasing their children away to larger cities where the opportunities were. My hometown lost a third of its population with this exodus and has never rebounded. Today, as I think about the entry level positions I had access to after graduating college, as compared to where they are today, and have actually looked at the cost of that same education today, as compared to what it cost then, it is rather eye opening. The entry level positions of today in that area have roughly doubled in terms of compensation, while the cost of that education has increased on the order of 5 to 6 times what is was back then. I actually went on line and looked at the current tuition rates at the two colleges I attended. Just this factor alone plays into the debt statistics brought up.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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