I started working for the neighboring farmer literally the morning after I graduated from 8th grade in 1962, and worked for him every summer through high school. He had about 360 acres and 100 head of Angus cattle, and I changed irrigation pipes and made hay, mostly. He had a JD 40 tricycle and an AC D14 for tractors. Loved that AC and the Power Director for baling.
One day we were "under the gun" on weather- I was raking hay, and we were going to try to get it baled and in before the rain came later in the afternoon. Bob asked me to keep raking through lunch (which was at the house), and another guy would spell me later so I could go in for lunch. They came back out, and Bob said "These guys ate everything, so here's a couple bucks, take my car and go down to the Silver Moon Café for lunch." Wouldn't have been a big deal except 1) I was only 14 or 15, and didn't have a license and 2) he had a brand new '64 Chrysler New Yorker, and I'd never even ridden in (much less drove) such a fancy rig. I was stylin' that day! Only downside is that the waitress I fancied wasn't there to see me in all my glory.
Another day I showed up for work, and Bob said "Go down and bring up the green tractor from the shop". Of course, I assumed the JD 40. Went down, opened the shop door, and there sat a brand new Oliver 550 diesel, and it was the prettiest thing I had ever seen. When I brought it up, he said "I wish I'd had a camera- you were smilin' so wide I thought you were gonna bust your face."
He was a great guy to work for- every summer he'd sell me a couple of registered Angus heifers, for sale barn price. I ended up being an FFA State Farmer and state officer as a result.
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