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Okla/Kans Bill
06-15-2003 14:37:07
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Re: very surprized at the posts below in reply to CASEPOWER, 06-13-2003 20:16:45
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I sure do respect your abilities, as if you had read any of m posts on thre IH forum, you would see I only have enough machanical ability to farm with. But i can understand what your saying. I put on here asaking awhile back if anybody was doing at least 1/2 their farming with a CC, or older Case tractor Not one responded. I get people who ask ,why in the world do I want to crank my guts out, nearly have a stroke (when it isnt working right, which is never nearly anymore), sit my yazz on a red hot tin seat, fiight the steering wheel, the noise, the heat, the dust, and creep along and at the end of a long day not hardly be able to tell where ive been or what ive done compared to modern big tractors. It amazes me why people wouldnt want to farm tht way. Im the next generation removed from horse farming, my dad being the generation that spent 1/2 their lives one way with horses, the the remainder with tractors, or I guess at 83, I should say 1/3 and 2/3s. Im proud to feel a kinship with the physical hardships tht my dad and grandad and so on felt, and the pride of accomplishment they felt when they were done. My dad and grandad farmed 200 acres first with horses and then with horsesa and a Allis WC tractor, and milked a doz cows morning and night. I got to feel that modern farmers dont have that kind of strength, stamina, and fortutide, or sense of accomplishment, OR want it. Their sense of accompishment is farming 1/2 the county, and setting in town at the cafe t4elling how great they are. They dont have a feeling of companionship with a certain model/year/make tractor as there are more bragging rights in buying and selling new machinery every year. There not a solitary farmer piting himself and his equipment against Mother Nature andglad to have the chance to take the gamble. There today businessmen, and their office s for real in their house/truck/tractor, and on their board is a whole range of people ready to help them with any problem to reach the goal of paying the intrest on the noteson everything until next year. Their in so deep the banks and lending agencys , private and Federal cant afford to let them go broke. All Federal laws are geard for their welfare. Ah well, Ive blathered enough. Later all
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