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<blockquote data-quote="aplusmnt" data-source="post: 430792" data-attributes="member: 1399"><p>America is the land of the free and land of opportunity so everyone has the right to raise and do as they please. But being a person that raises some cattle with what started as a hobby for my kids 4-H (but now I hope to turn it in to more of a small business). </p><p></p><p>I can still see the side of cattleman that raise livestock to feed their families. Rather it be full time or part time.</p><p></p><p>A person needs to be able to look at things from a perspective that does not step on their feelings. </p><p></p><p>I feed my family from cleaning toilets, if people decided to start cleaning toilets as a Hobby it would have a big affect on my ability to feed my family. People raising cattle as a hobby have an affect on the market value of those cattleman that do it for income purposes. </p><p></p><p>Everyone that gets worked up at the drop of the word hobby farmer should think, what is it that they do for a living? Janitor, welder, engineer, Postman, truck driver, etc......now what if people started doing those things, not worrying about making money but just because they enjoyed them. Would you be a little touchy about their new acquired hobby? </p><p></p><p>Then on top of it they want advice from you. I have had this happen in the cleaning business. A person that I know that works in a local plant bid a job on the side to clean, one that I bid on also. Then they wanted me to loan them equipment and give them advice on what chemicals would work best to do the floors. They did not know I bid the job also, but still it gets to you when you pay insurance and are trying to feed your family doing something as a legitimate business. </p><p></p><p>So even though I am a Hobby guy, by the IRS standards. I can still relate to why some people get a little cross and use the Hobby word as it is something bad. Because I am contributing to a lower market price for them, while they are trying to feed their families and I am cleaning toilets to feed mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aplusmnt, post: 430792, member: 1399"] America is the land of the free and land of opportunity so everyone has the right to raise and do as they please. But being a person that raises some cattle with what started as a hobby for my kids 4-H (but now I hope to turn it in to more of a small business). I can still see the side of cattleman that raise livestock to feed their families. Rather it be full time or part time. A person needs to be able to look at things from a perspective that does not step on their feelings. I feed my family from cleaning toilets, if people decided to start cleaning toilets as a Hobby it would have a big affect on my ability to feed my family. People raising cattle as a hobby have an affect on the market value of those cattleman that do it for income purposes. Everyone that gets worked up at the drop of the word hobby farmer should think, what is it that they do for a living? Janitor, welder, engineer, Postman, truck driver, etc......now what if people started doing those things, not worrying about making money but just because they enjoyed them. Would you be a little touchy about their new acquired hobby? Then on top of it they want advice from you. I have had this happen in the cleaning business. A person that I know that works in a local plant bid a job on the side to clean, one that I bid on also. Then they wanted me to loan them equipment and give them advice on what chemicals would work best to do the floors. They did not know I bid the job also, but still it gets to you when you pay insurance and are trying to feed your family doing something as a legitimate business. So even though I am a Hobby guy, by the IRS standards. I can still relate to why some people get a little cross and use the Hobby word as it is something bad. Because I am contributing to a lower market price for them, while they are trying to feed their families and I am cleaning toilets to feed mine. [/QUOTE]
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