Jake
Well-known member
I've really enjoyed reading a certain topic on ranchers.net
http://ranchers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5915
here's my post, thought everybody could read it and decide if you'd like to hit the above link to check out the topic over there.
Ranchers, cattlemen, cattlekids, farmers... all of them are a dying breed. I myself am 17 years old. I grew up in a fairly good size city in Omaha, NE. I absolutly despise the city life because since I was born I've spent my weekend, holidays, and every spare minute at my grandparents or reading up on farming and ranching furthering my knowledge and my vision of making it in the future business of cattle raising and some simple farming. I know I will live with little of nothing. I know I will live through hard times. I know my possible family will have issues and may not survive. But these are all reasons that do not weigh up to the joy that I get from the time I spend with the cattle, or working on the farm. We have enough cattle to keep grandpa busy right now, but I realize that when I come back there will not be enough for both of us to make a living. I will have to make money somewhere else until grandpa's retirement. None of the 4 children that my grandparents had were able to stay on the farm because there was no money there for them. The place will need revamped and cleaned up and I will have to work harder and more efficiently than my grandpa does now but I am not scared and I WILL NOT BE DETERRED. I am going to college, going to Kansas State University. I will be leaving my current school early with all graduation requirements filled to move to my grandparents to get a Kansas diploma so I can get in-state tuition. Farming doesn't pay well enough for expensive college loans so in-state is a must financially. I do not know for sure what the future will bring to me. I hope that I have aquired enough experience in the past 17 years and read enough material and aquired enough knowledge that I could survive now. I have a complete understanding of many aspects. I trade cattle on a regular basis. I run the marketing, genetics, long range goals, and most of the cattle business now as the "Cow Boss" the only thing I do not have a strong hand in is the money available and day to day operations. I have earned the respect of my grandpa and father and they include me in every aspect of our operation. Grandpa calls me every day just to ask simple question as to what cow needs to go where and what bull I think needs bred to which cows. I understand that my age is a great deterant as of this point and that I am lacking of the respect from most cattlemen and women due to that fact. I see that greatly in my converstations and welcomes on different forums and meetings with ranchers and customers of my order buying business.
That's enough for now. Thanks for reading.
Jake
http://ranchers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5915
here's my post, thought everybody could read it and decide if you'd like to hit the above link to check out the topic over there.
Ranchers, cattlemen, cattlekids, farmers... all of them are a dying breed. I myself am 17 years old. I grew up in a fairly good size city in Omaha, NE. I absolutly despise the city life because since I was born I've spent my weekend, holidays, and every spare minute at my grandparents or reading up on farming and ranching furthering my knowledge and my vision of making it in the future business of cattle raising and some simple farming. I know I will live with little of nothing. I know I will live through hard times. I know my possible family will have issues and may not survive. But these are all reasons that do not weigh up to the joy that I get from the time I spend with the cattle, or working on the farm. We have enough cattle to keep grandpa busy right now, but I realize that when I come back there will not be enough for both of us to make a living. I will have to make money somewhere else until grandpa's retirement. None of the 4 children that my grandparents had were able to stay on the farm because there was no money there for them. The place will need revamped and cleaned up and I will have to work harder and more efficiently than my grandpa does now but I am not scared and I WILL NOT BE DETERRED. I am going to college, going to Kansas State University. I will be leaving my current school early with all graduation requirements filled to move to my grandparents to get a Kansas diploma so I can get in-state tuition. Farming doesn't pay well enough for expensive college loans so in-state is a must financially. I do not know for sure what the future will bring to me. I hope that I have aquired enough experience in the past 17 years and read enough material and aquired enough knowledge that I could survive now. I have a complete understanding of many aspects. I trade cattle on a regular basis. I run the marketing, genetics, long range goals, and most of the cattle business now as the "Cow Boss" the only thing I do not have a strong hand in is the money available and day to day operations. I have earned the respect of my grandpa and father and they include me in every aspect of our operation. Grandpa calls me every day just to ask simple question as to what cow needs to go where and what bull I think needs bred to which cows. I understand that my age is a great deterant as of this point and that I am lacking of the respect from most cattlemen and women due to that fact. I see that greatly in my converstations and welcomes on different forums and meetings with ranchers and customers of my order buying business.
That's enough for now. Thanks for reading.
Jake
