Posted by coshoo on October 18, 2019 at 09:06:18 from (65.101.142.165):
In Reply to: Re: Six left posted by 730virgil on October 18, 2019 at 07:58:44:
Friend of mine was a DHIA tester in 1972- asked me to take over his route for a couple of weeks while he went to California (I'm in Washington)- he called from Cal and said he wasn't coming back, so the route was all mine. I did it for about 6 months, then moved on. Thinking back, I don't think a single dairy on my route is still in operation.
The trend to "get big or get out" is not limited to farming. You oldtimers think about what things were like when we were kids- corner gas station that did oil changes and brake adjustments, several food markets in town, drug stores, dime stores, all gone, replaced by WalMart, mega-giant chain supermarkets and drug stores, corporate owned gas stations with smart pumps and no other services (when the first coin operated air machine for tires went it, it was a quarter- now its a buck fifty cash, or $1.75 if you use a credit card). All has to do with economies of scale, and it will never be like the old days again.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Picking Corn - by Rick Nikolich. It was the day before Christmas shutdown at work and I asked our lead engineering expert Scott Andrzejewski what he was going to do over the holidays. He said that he had some corn that he still needed to pick with an antique one-row New Idea corn picker. Scott has a nice farm about an hour north of Lansing in St. Johns, MI. He wanted to get the rest of his corn in by the next day (Christmas Eve). We had about an inch of new snow on the ground and single digit temperatures. So in the bac
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
