Re: what happened when you left?

Posted by Bob Bancroft on August 17, 2021 at 16:01:05 from (184.53.1.63):

In Reply to: what happened when you left? posted by JL Ray on August 17, 2021 at 11:18:28:

As the only surviving son, my father had the multi generational farm handed to him. I was very young when he sold the cows, and
became all cash crop. He worked with my uncle and cousin. I certainly helped, but with the three of them, and me being in school,
I wasn't a big part of the equation. I discovered going into my senior year that if I had a real, paying job, I could get out of
school at 11:30. So in Sep 1972 I started in at a local farm equipment dealership part time. I drove to school, came home for
lunch, and went off to work. I still helped on the farm. June 1973 I graduated, went to work full time, got married a month
later, and moved into an apartment.
We still came home a lot. But it became clear, interestingly for both of us, that our families were happy for us to share in the
work, but there was no pay back. I was hoping for some kind of help for the future. Not that I expected what my father got, as I
had siblings. But being young and having nothing, and children starting in 1975, I sure could use help/guidance/direction,
something! I got a break in 1977/78 when Dad gave me a wasted corner chunk of ground to build a house on. Thanksgiving 1978 we
moved into our first house.
1984 after 12 years on the job I was fed up that I couldn't advance any further. I left the benefits and company vehicle, quit,
rented some ground, and started working with the family group. They were happy to have me, as everyone was getting older. I got
to use the machinery, and did the repairs/maintenance. This worked well for a few years. Baby brother was floundering around,
watching, and decided he should be involved. Mother made sure he got everything, and we parted company.
It was a struggle for many years to build a business, but we finally did it. Brother and the home place are long gone. I'm the
6th generation to farm on this road, and probably the last.

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