Started dairy farming may of 76,rented farm, 40 cows,grass fed,case 930 and a david brown 990,dairy farming was great, just getting started,lost the barn and dairy to a fire during the blizzard of 77 in western new York.Brought a 277 acre farm in spring of 78,in debt up to my eyeballs but we were ok,50 cows,fordson major and fordson dextra and ih 664,80s came we voted in Regan.He shut the door,cut milk prices,had your FmHA people telling you if you weren't in top ten percent in the county in herd average you should throw in the hat and sell out,no more money to loan you if you got tagged as a poor manager!Sad hard on marrage,gave it up in 84,tried to never look back,but I miss the times that were good.Dont know how you ones. still milking cows make ends meet nowdays.Sorry for the pity party about me,Retiring next month from the highway dept.life is good!Keep on keeping on!
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