I've given up

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Originally Posted by Superglue

Popa Middleton had me plow the garden with "Danny Boy" when I was little. Tough to follow him with the gas problems he had. Had to reach up to grab plow handles. He knew what to do. I was along for the ride.

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Bet it was nice to have a stopped up nose for that lol. From what I could tell when they started there was not stopping unless it decided too.

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Originally Posted by clfarms1

I know one farm family that runs 13 planters like that I think and 13 combines, and that is just for their own use.

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Yep. That Pitstick crew starts planting here and ends up in Iowa. Farms 90,000 acres in 5 states

No these are local guys from where I live.

Now you know how the small farmers plowing with a mule felt many years ago when the bigger farmers started using the first tractors. I bet they were overwhelmed by the sight and thought of giving up also. Hang in there I remember back in the 70,s a lot of the farmers could not make it because of buying so much expensive equipment and the others fared better by not going into so much debt. Don't give up hang in there. We all need farmers and we all need some vegetables to go with our fish.:twocents

We got on this place in '43 after losing a farm in the depression. Lot of changes over the years. Same rules apply now as then. Work hard , stay humble, return thanks and try to OD your kids on hugs and kisses.

I might add....be nice to your banker to that list. :)

Wannabe...

My grandfather said that we'd never go all the way away from mules. Mules would always have a job on a farm. That was in the early 70s.

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Originally Posted by Wind Knot

My grandfather said that we'd never go all the way away from mules. Mules would always have a job on a farm. That was in the early 70s.

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I resemble that remark

Pitstick is huge we do some business with them down here. Have a few other farmers from IL that have rented land down here and farm. Im the service manager for Thompson Agriculture and I dont see how they afford any of this stuff. Its crazy expensive!

This new equipment's so hard to keep running, they need to cover as much ground as they can while it is running.