Posted by Smalltowner on October 27, 2014 at 07:38:27 from (32.179.111.124):
In Reply to: How to expand?? posted by dmiller on October 26, 2014 at 20:03:12:
I've been in the blacklands of Texas all my life and have observed that the big farmers who actually farm and make a real good living all either inherited the land from family, or, purchased the land with inherited money, or, purchased the land with big money made in business ventures. The latter two we call "gentlemen farmers" as opposed to the real professional farmers who run inherited family farms on which they grew up etc. A few of the more energetic small acreage operators have done well via mortgaging the property to buy equipment to do custom ag service work. 16 hour days, etc., but they love it. They then rent as much land as possible and make a little on it too. Good farm land is just too expensive to purchase and then try to farm and make a decent profit after land payments. A better plan in my area is renting pasture/grazing land and investing in cattle. My father built up a herd over 20 years this way while holding a full time job in town. He retired from the job at 62 and enjoyed his ranching until 75. When he passed on in '94, he left my mother in real good financial shape.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Box Plow Blues - by Tom Schwarz. One of the first implements most tractor owners obtain is the box plow. For very little money, this piece of equipment promises to plow and flatten any hill or vale on your ranch road or farm. At least that's what I thought! As simple as a box plow appears, it can be rather challenging to make work correctly. In our sandy soils of Florida, traction is king. You can never have wide enough tires or heavy enough weights to get all the traction you want … unless you own a monster tractor. U
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
