I'm looking for some advice from you guys on my situation. I am looking for some ways to make an old farm somehow productive again. My grandfather bought 120 acres in 1943 for $1000. He had livestock and raised some crops. He farmed with horses and mules until he got his 48 8n. To him an 8n was like a gift from god, it made life much easier. I grew up riding on the back fender of that tractor, which I still have today. He passed away 20 years ago and we still live on the land. Since then we have not grown anything more than a small garden and a lot of the land has grown up, I have tried to keep some clear by bush hogging with my redbelly. After years of going through this endless and useless cycle of mowing and tending land with no productive output I am kinda gettin' sick of it. I love living here, it's where I've spent my entire life. I want to raise my children here and someday pass the land on to them. But I remember what life used to be like and how beautiful the farm once was. Now it's just mostly bushes and briars with some timber. I work full time and have wife and small child, so I am limited on the time I can devote to this. I have 120 acres in Kentucky and two 8n tractors with various accessories. I am experienced in maintaining machinery and have a little farming experience. Does anybody have any suggestions regarding ways I can get some return on the land or should I just let it lay fallow? I would like to find something I could start small and grow a little at a time. I have been considering tree farming, growing hay, produce, or some kind of specialty crop. Anybody know of any good information sources on the web or in my area of Western Kentucky? Anybody got any advice?
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