Posted by billonthefarm on December 07, 2009 at 05:13:00 from (98.108.64.166):
In Reply to: at last we are done! posted by billonthefarm on December 06, 2009 at 16:40:57:
I think most people on here now that we are just outside of farmington Il as kruser has caught us working on st hwy 78 south of town a couple times. This year we had 800 acres of corn and 400 acres of beans. There is another 60-70 acres of pasture and hay ground. We have 16 cows and we keep the calves and finsih them out, some get sold as freezer beef and others just go to market. This operation was cliffs, I came into it about 12 years ago as he started to retire. We set up a corporation that let me buy in as he worked towards slowing down, it has worked out well for both of us. I live on my great great grandfathers farm but my dad is still farming it. It has been farmed by my family since 1882 they purchased the first part of it in 1894 and then more in later years. We are a pretty average operation around here. There are farms with newer shinner equipment and smaller farms with smaller older equipment. Cant say enough about the people who have helped me out along the way. Cliff helped me alot, if not for him I would be farming with dad and working off the farm. Travis is a professional fireman. 24 hours on duty, 48 off. When he isnt at work he is around the farm helping out. After all this time being around here, he just knows what to do. Nick is a technical writer at Caterpillar in peoria. He is here every evening to help with chores. Spends all weekend working with me taking care of whatever needs to be done. I can pick up the phone and he will take care of anything that needs attention. Logan started working on the farm this october. He has been a nice addition to the operation. He is still in high school so he is around on the evenings and weekends. It is hard to find a young man who has been around livestock and farming and likes to work. I am lucky enough to have great help, they are more like friends than hired help. Farming is a great life. Its not a 8-5 job. We have a running joke that if we dont put in 12 hours its only a half day. We are about to wind down for the winter which is ok. I think we can all use a break. It snowed last night. Maybe an inch or so. It looks very nice out there. Glad to be done with harvest. bill
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