I inherited it. When I was young and went off to college I couldn't wait to get off the farm. I was never going to be a farmer and maybe I'm not really one now since I work an off farm too. After I was away for a while I met my future wife at college and she was a farm girl. Anyway my way of thinking changed and I decided to farm with my uncle on the farm I grew up on while working other jobs also. I worked some very good jobs and made some money and tried to only farm but didn't make enough to stay in it full time. About the time I was out of all my savings I got the job I have now. It actually uses the education I got in college and pays pretty good and gives me the summers off. My uncle died in 84 and my wife and I took over running the farm alone. We got rid of the cows and concentrated on the retail vegetable end of the business and have made some money every year but one. Before my mother died in 2001 the farm was transferred to my wife and I. I buy very little equipment or supplies unless i can pay cash or pay off the credit card immediately. We do the same thing with any personal items also. Seems to work well. This spring I plan to retire from my off farm job partly just to see what it is like to farm full time. If I knew then what I know now, if I would have had control of the operation, if I would of had the courage to take the risk to try to farm full time 30 years ago maybe I could have succeeded, but it would have been difficult. Now I just want to enjoy it. It's been hard work but worth it (at least I think so). Phil
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