Will the stereotype ever die?

farmerjohn · Feb 12, 2014

I was looking at the workbook entitled "On the Farm" that my kindergarten son brought home from school and--you guessed it--had a picture of the farm complete with haystacks, 1930's tractor, farmer in bibs and straw hat with pitchfork. I guess we're stuck in time?

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

Don't'cha know,that's what a "family farm" is. Anything else is an evil factory farm.

Steve in VA · Feb 12, 2014

Along those lines I'm surprised that something as recent as clip art still provides images of telephones with rotary dial and front porches with glass milk bottles. Yup, stuck in time.

Hoofer B · Feb 12, 2014

Run by people who invest millions and want to make an evil profit.

Eric in IL · Feb 12, 2014

I don't have a problem with most of that stereotype, except loose haystacks are pretty rare these days.

The stereotype that bothers me is that all farmers are rich.

farmerwithmutt · Feb 12, 2014

dont have bibs 1960 tractor use big squares that make me a factory farm

Anonymous-0 · Feb 12, 2014

Did it show Ol' McDonald chewing on a vheat straw?

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

I'm OK. Here's my 1939 tractor and me in my bibs.

rockyridgefarm · Feb 12, 2014

That's what everyone wants to believe is still farming.

They don't want to see the 500, 1000, 10000 cow dairy farm where the cattle have never seen a blade of grass & walk on nothing but concrete. Or the farrowing operations where the sows never leave the farrowing crate. Or the hen barn where a million birds live in small cages until they've laid their last egg and then are killed by pumping CO into the barn and taken to the landfill. Or the fields of nothing but corn and soybeans where no animal or insect could possibly survive.

Efficiency at its finest. Wait 'til the cities no longer need farms and are growing what they need in 60 story buildings.

Hoofer B · Feb 12, 2014

Yep, you are a coporate farmer. Your pockets are bulging with cash.

farmerwithmutt · Feb 12, 2014

the only way my pockets bulge with cash is when i play monopoly and im lucky and i aint that lucky there either

farmerwithmutt · Feb 12, 2014

interesting thought they asked kids in chicago how much milk would a cow give in a week if she gave 40 lbs a day answer 200 you only work 5 days

Alan K · Feb 12, 2014

I remember for years if they portrayed a farmer on tv or a movie it was either a John Deere letter series or a Ford N series, and if the Ford had a loader they had to have it way up in the air with the engine speeded up and going in low gear. Years ago it used to be a couple of town kids in a class and everyone else was from the farm, now it is the other way around if even that. I guess if they were portrayed any other way people might not understand. A person can understand computers and the latest gadgets but cant comprehend newer farming equimpent if even in just a book.

Alan K · Feb 12, 2014

You know I wouldnt doubt if some of the younger generation was asked about "Old McDonald" they would assume he was the old guy that started McDonalds lol.

casenut1 · Feb 12, 2014

Only the people are evil, the profit is obscene.

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

Those are my hands,about to pull them inside out. Royse snapped the camera too soon.

GordoSD · Feb 12, 2014

What kind of floor is in that shed? LOL

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

Dirt. And the woodchucks pushed it up even higher under that tractor.

Kent Petersen · Feb 12, 2014

What would call a farmer that has 2 million in machery and land cost running $9000.00 per acer this the way today

Kent Petersen · Feb 12, 2014

the people that make a profit these days are the ones that pay taxs so the cry baby libs can give it away to to the lazy dead beats

Pair-a-dice farm · Feb 12, 2014

It probably won't change for a while, this is the sign the state put up warning about tractor traffic:

mkirsch · Feb 12, 2014

LOL, this coming from the group who HATES change more than anything.

mkirsch · Feb 12, 2014

Oh, and the biggest proponents of "Don't forget your roots" and "preserve the old ways."

EricInSEI · Feb 12, 2014

Agree that the sign is seriously outdated, but what would you replace it with that could be recognized in half a second? A modern 4WD tractor with cab would not be recognizable on the sign.

Don't school crossing signs still show kids carrying books and without backpacks?

paul · Feb 12, 2014

I remember an episode of Dukes of Hazard where they were out working the field.

They had a Ford N, it had a back blade on it up in the air doing nothing.

They were driving up and down a grass field, leaving a bit of tire tracks in the grass.

I was really disappointed, because Dukes of Hazard otherwise was so accurate in details.

Paul

Anonymous-0 · Feb 12, 2014

(quoted from post at 16:29:02 02/12/14) I remember an episode of Dukes of Hazard where they were out working the field.

They had a Ford N, it had a back blade on it up in the air doing nothing.

They were driving up and down a grass field, leaving a bit of tire tracks in the grass.

[b:5d66da19e5]I was really disappointed, because Dukes of Hazard otherwise was so accurate in details.[/b:5d66da19e5]

Paul

I assume that the bolded is sarcasm.

Eric in IL · Feb 12, 2014

Without knowing any more specifics, I'd probably refer to that individual as a gambler.

Hoofer B · Feb 12, 2014

You mean like every bridge in the county was out of service.

Goose · Feb 12, 2014

Not necessarily. I remember once Bo was driving a standard steel fence post with a sledge hammer.

Paul from MI · Feb 12, 2014

Sure wish the weather today was like it was when Royse took that picture.

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

Ya,we thought it was kind of humid and miserable but it sure would feel good today. lol

Dick2 · Feb 12, 2014

Probably had an old print on hand so didn't bother to update the photo.

When I was in early grade school, my writing tablets were "Big Chief" with an Indian chief if full feathers on the cover. Don't see those anymore, guess they would not be P.C.

Kent Petersen · Feb 12, 2014

No that just most of the farmers in South Dakota. do you know that one new combine and corn head and bean head will cost more then one half million dollars

Bruce from Can. · Feb 12, 2014

So what you are trying to say is that farmers don't wear bib overalls and straw hats any more ? I never got the memo!!

Traditional Farmer · Feb 12, 2014

Farmers like to hide behind the Mr Greenjeans image especially in ads the Idaho potato ad is the perfect example the guy is driving a 50+ year old Studebaker truck.How appealing would an ad be with
spray rigs spewing pesticides and herbicides?
Ag States are passing laws against filming what really goes on on farms.

rrlund · Feb 12, 2014

Outstanding in your field!

Alan K · Feb 12, 2014

I remember those. You really had something with one of them, except for the guy with the 64 or larger box of crayons WITH the sharpener lol.

casenut1 · Feb 12, 2014

I agree.

730 virgil · Feb 13, 2014

yea then they raise holy heck with the guys that have 30 to 40 employees pay mega bucks in taxes to keep the roads repaired and local schools going and buy piles of feed from local farmers.all in name of
of keeping environment pure when they themselves don't have a clue how to take care of animals or their (farms) are nothing but a giant weed patch

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