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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisB" data-source="post: 422203" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>Here's an example of 2 neighbors I know. Both said they wanted to farm more than anything. That was 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>"Bill" would only farm if he could be a "real" farmer. He had an entire line of machinery picked out that he would need to get started. He would also need a minimum of 500 acres to get started. Our area is rapidly being developed like so many other areas with the majority of farms being 80 acres or less and going from 0 to 500 acres even renting would be nearly impossible. Today Bill is still working at his job in town, dreaming of someday being able to farm.</p><p></p><p>"Bob" on the other hand decided to start with the first 40 acres he could pick up. He bought small cheap equipment that no body else wanted anymore because it was too small for today's farming. He kept his job in town bu he spent a lot of time going door to door picking up small fields all around the county and helping neighbors every chance he could. Every year he picked up more and more acreage and was able to improve his machinery line to match. Today Bob is running close to 2000 acres and by all indications he is doing well.</p><p></p><p>This just shows that if you want something bad enough you will find a way to do it even if it. Bill let his pride get in the way and didn't want to ever be called a hobby farmer or drive outdated equipment. Bob did what he needed to do.</p><p></p><p>You can say it's impossible to start out farming or ranching now days and say you are trying your best to achieve that dream. But say you are told that you need to be farming within the next 5 years or your child is going to die; now how hard are you going to try? Point being it's easy to say you are giving 100%, but when your back is to the wall you will then realize that what you thought was 100% was really only 50%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisB, post: 422203, member: 122"] Here's an example of 2 neighbors I know. Both said they wanted to farm more than anything. That was 10 years ago. "Bill" would only farm if he could be a "real" farmer. He had an entire line of machinery picked out that he would need to get started. He would also need a minimum of 500 acres to get started. Our area is rapidly being developed like so many other areas with the majority of farms being 80 acres or less and going from 0 to 500 acres even renting would be nearly impossible. Today Bill is still working at his job in town, dreaming of someday being able to farm. "Bob" on the other hand decided to start with the first 40 acres he could pick up. He bought small cheap equipment that no body else wanted anymore because it was too small for today's farming. He kept his job in town bu he spent a lot of time going door to door picking up small fields all around the county and helping neighbors every chance he could. Every year he picked up more and more acreage and was able to improve his machinery line to match. Today Bob is running close to 2000 acres and by all indications he is doing well. This just shows that if you want something bad enough you will find a way to do it even if it. Bill let his pride get in the way and didn't want to ever be called a hobby farmer or drive outdated equipment. Bob did what he needed to do. You can say it's impossible to start out farming or ranching now days and say you are trying your best to achieve that dream. But say you are told that you need to be farming within the next 5 years or your child is going to die; now how hard are you going to try? Point being it's easy to say you are giving 100%, but when your back is to the wall you will then realize that what you thought was 100% was really only 50%. [/QUOTE]
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