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Re: Why does it have to be so hard?
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Posted by IaGary on December 04, 2006 at 18:35:30 from (69.63.4.238):
In Reply to: Why does it have to be so hard? posted by Youngfarmhand on December 04, 2006 at 18:22:47:
Your right it is tuff to get started these days. Biggest reason is the large cash outlay to put in a crop for a small return on investment. I thought it was tuff in 74 to start but it is worse now. In 74 I made 12,000 on 80 acres. In 1989 I made 12,000 on 400 acres. The only way now is start small and keep your off farm job or have help from someone else as I did from my father. I farm 1200 acres now and I don't think there is enough profit for me to help a young person get started and have both make a living. Enough rabbling; Gary
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