Re: Dairy farm at my age?

Posted by Wayne on October 08, 2003 at 20:23:41 from (64.12.96.236):

In Reply to: Dairy farm at my age? posted by Larry on October 08, 2003 at 19:10:59:

We've got a good friend who's 87 that is still farming. He's got in the neighborhood of 70 cows plus calves, along with close to 200 acres that he tills, plants, mowes, and bailes right by himself. Bad thing is he has grown children and older grandkids who couldn't care less about any of it right now, and from what I understand barely even know how to start one of his tractors, much less do anything with it. The land has been in his family since before he was born, and where it's situated is now right beside an off ramp from a new interstate outer loop. The area around it is already beginning to sprout a grocery store, etc, etc etc with more to come....you know the story..... He told me the other day that he knows that his kids and grandkids will be well taken care of when he's gone, and he's happy for that, but that considering the way they were about the farm that in a way it bothered him too. He said that he and his Dad had worked their tail off with the origional dairy (closed for years now) and farm for so many years and would never really see anything from it except alot of sweat and caloused hands, while the kids would be on easy street by doing nothing more than selling it when he's gone.
So, Larry, 61, 71, 81, it doesn't matter what age you are, if it's something you want to do and you can handle it, go for it. In the end it's only money, so you might as well spend it on something that will keep you happy while your here, because you sure can't take it with you when your gone.

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