Posted by RedGreenGuy on April 25, 2021 at 05:40:52 from (205.164.100.247):
In Reply to: 1950s farm prices? posted by swindave on April 23, 2021 at 19:50:17:
Dad started farming on his own in 1953. Rented 300 acres on 50/50. Landlord initially financed him and wanted nothing less than 2yr old machinery. Landlord furnished Fox ensilage equipment too fill one silo and dad went in debt for rest of machinery. Remember he and mom discussing machinery debt of $15,000. Included 53 super M with loader and an AC 66 combine with a large 7' head. Sold approx 2000 head of hogs raised from birth and all in movable sheds with many temporary field lots changed every fall and spring. Did all our own vaccinations and castration. Avg 200 head of feeder cattle that always were shipped to market in Chicago, 3 semi loads at a time, about 160 miles away. Trucks were loaded to leave the farm around 11pm and arrive Chicago just in time to make the 8am market opening. Once cattle sold dad took cab to union station and caught California Zephyr back to home. I got go with him if school was out. Dad was movie camera nut. We have movies of Chicago stock yards when still in full operation taken from top of exchange building. Hard to believe how large they where. Lots of feed and manure handling.
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