Posted by sixtyninegmc on November 15, 2011 at 13:39:08 from (209.112.184.162):
In Reply to: OT. FUTURE OF FARMING posted by Stephen Newell on November 15, 2011 at 02:56:57:
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Not a problem, all fair questions. Yes, I live with my dad. Not because I have not lived on my own, but because my mother died unexpectedly, so I moved home to help out my dad. I have a girlfriend, she works 3 jobs of her own accord, no kids because we know it would not work very well right now and are not ready to get married. No house payment, I do help with groceries, pay for my own trucks (all of which are used on the farm, no need for a commuter, and are all old and payed for) and insurance. When I lived on my own I paid for my own phone, had no computer (used the library) and my entertainment usually consists of a walk in the woods, so pretty cheap.
You are right in that I would be doing this differently if I was not in a partnership with my dad. I would be using older, smaller equipment most of which I already own, would need a rake and baler, both of which I know where to get older ones cheap, I already own a smaller tractor, tillage and seeding tools, and a mower. And I would be most likely haying one more season before opening up the 62 leased acres I am working on, and it would take a lot more time to open the ground with a 430 vs. a 4020. But I have run the numbers, and I could still make it work on my own, and will if I have to. The determination is there, and I would be stupid not to take advantage of a good thing with my dad, but I would make it work one way or another.
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