Posted by coshoo on August 02, 2017 at 12:03:58 from (65.101.149.33):
In Reply to: nitemare of quitting posted by olgentdc on August 02, 2017 at 05:49:25:
You have it easier than most, in that you have options. Not more pleasant, but easier.
About the only reason to keep a "legacy" together is if the next generation wants it. Yours clearly doesn't, so if I were you, I'd cash rent the farms out, maybe keep 10 or 20 acres near the farmstead to play with hay and your equipment. But it sounds like "the thrill is gone", so you might just want to get out of farming completely.
I quit hay when I was in my late 50's, and realized that haying while holding down a full time job was kind of like banging your head against a wall- it feels so good when you stop! Oh, I liked the cutting, raking and baling, but with old equipment it seemed like something was always breaking at just the wrong time, and you're out there in 95� heat rolling around in the dirt trying to get it fixed. Remember to put your tools in the shade, or you'll burn your hand the next time you pick it up. Grrrr. . .
You have the luxury of taking some time this winter to think about what you'd like to be doing in your life, and then proceed accordingly.
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