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Re: Farming is TOUGH here too !
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Posted by Mark in Mizzou on July 12, 2006 at 09:03:42 from (65.196.168.6):
In Reply to: Farming is TOUGH here too ! posted by David in England on July 12, 2006 at 07:47:13:
David, For years here in Platte County, Missouri, rising tobacco was a huge boost to the local agribusiness. Most farmers could make a fairly good living raising 5-10 acres of tobacco, pig 50 or so head of sows as well as their other farming operations. And since we’re 40 minutes north of Kansas City, their wives could work in the city for health insurance, added income, etc. Since the buyout, tobacco farming in NW Missouri has almost become extinct. Big business has destroyed hog production for the little guy. The never ending expansion of the suburbs has made land prices UNREAL. The only ones left standing are the BIG farmers or the weekend guys (like me). Making a living on 300 acres has gone the way of the CA Condor. I guess some people would call this progress. Mark Hill Dearborn, MO
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