Posted by rrlund on March 18, 2008 at 08:57:32 from (216.46.209.72):
In Reply to: Starting small posted by E.B. Haymakin' on March 18, 2008 at 08:45:29:
In the more economically depressed areas,like mid Michigan,the farmsteads near the buildings where there are odd shaped parcels that don't work with large equipment are being used to grow large gardens,horses,maybe a cow or a pig or two,but the economy of scale still applies to farms in general. Even if you discount the cost of fuel and fertilizer,the price of equipment and repairs makes farming on a small scale prohibitive. Can a farm that might gross $15,000 a year afford a $5000 repair. Just go to the parts counter and see how long a small operation could survive.
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