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1Plowboy

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This is a response to a few of the recent posts the last few days. One being the high tech electronics on today's tractors (and about everything else) including my job. The one that got me really thinking was the planting pic's by mark poss and some of the responses to that one. I have memories of seeing horse drawn machinery in action tho all mine was done on a 2 cylinder John Deere. I often feel out of place in the high tech world we live in but know that I can't go back, would I really want to.
I really can't make this tractor related but do spend a lot of time on this site wishing. Haven't been on the farm since 1973 but my heart is still there. Any others like that? Long since been on the farm but get a fix here?
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Many folks have fond memories of life on the farm , some have romantic but not very realistic ideas about what a farmer has to do to make a buck on the farm today.I don't want to go back. I handled my share of small square bales of hay , carried enough milk from the cow to the bulk tank , and forked out enough $hit, that I can remember very well exactly what is was like , and why we don't do it that way now.
I am glad that you enjoy the camaraderie , pictures, and general good fun , and sharing of knowledge that happens on this site . I have learned many things , and had some problems solved for me , by advice given freely by good folks that read these pages.
Tell us a bit about the farm you left back in 73 , where was it , what kind of farm ? Bruce
 
Bingo! Your description fits me. Regardless of what got us off the farm, the fact is, some had to leave, not enough acres for everyone to operate efficiently. It's fun to dream about the good old days being young, the responsibilities resting on our parents and having farm friends sometimes teasing each other about what tractor brand was the best. My favorite was the corn picking season, the cool air at that time of the year, the paths through the field, the sound of ears hitting an empty wagon, even the smell of the corn. I'm glad for the memories. I'm also glad for the retirement pay from my city job.
 
No romantic illusions here, yes it was good when I look back on it, wouldn't change the way I grew up. However, my parents worked very hard all their lives until selling the farm and moving to town to retire. Dad had a 800 acre rock pile in central North Dakota. Milked about 20 cows and farrowed 20 to 30 sows twice a year. I was not left out of any of that, had to get up with Dad in the morning to milk cows and feed pigs before going to school. Then do it again after school. I'm sure Dad didn't get much free time while I was in school. Good memories yes. Glad I'm not there. I start work at 5 AM and am off at 1:30. I have a pension that I hope to start drawing in about 2 years. Life is good. No rocks to pick and I don't go to work smelling like the barn.
 
I worked for a dairy farmer from age 12 to 22. He was the toughest guy I've ever had to work for , but he was also one of the smartest people I've ever known - I learned more in those years than I have since
Those were the favorite years of my life - I wasn't making much money, but was working outside, doing what I loved without a care in the world
I guess that's why I have my little beef/hay operation - a way to re-live it a little - of course, I'm still not making any money at it...
Pete
 
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