Bruce from Can.
Well-known Member
- Location
- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
There are fewer and fewer farmers every year, but
when I go to a farm equipment auction sale, a
dairy cow sale , a breed association meeting, open
house for a new barn, or a farm show, there will be
a large group that are ?followers ? . Most are guys
that where raised on farms, but took off farm jobs,
and still want to be in the farmer grouping. They buy
a heifer calf , or a yearling to show at the fair.
Maybe have a few acres, some might do a bit of
relief milking. When you go to a event, like a cow
show at the local fair, very few fellas that make their
living from the farm are there showing stock. And
the casual observer would get the impression that
there is still many farmers.
Most breed associations relies on these ? posers?
to keep the club numbers up and remain viable. I
wonder what things will look like in a few years, as
the number of farm raised kids dwindles, and very
few of the ?posers? kids have any interest. They
sure swell the crowds for now, lol
when I go to a farm equipment auction sale, a
dairy cow sale , a breed association meeting, open
house for a new barn, or a farm show, there will be
a large group that are ?followers ? . Most are guys
that where raised on farms, but took off farm jobs,
and still want to be in the farmer grouping. They buy
a heifer calf , or a yearling to show at the fair.
Maybe have a few acres, some might do a bit of
relief milking. When you go to a event, like a cow
show at the local fair, very few fellas that make their
living from the farm are there showing stock. And
the casual observer would get the impression that
there is still many farmers.
Most breed associations relies on these ? posers?
to keep the club numbers up and remain viable. I
wonder what things will look like in a few years, as
the number of farm raised kids dwindles, and very
few of the ?posers? kids have any interest. They
sure swell the crowds for now, lol