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Posted by D.L. on November 18, 2002 at 19:52:58 from (209.99.100.96):
In Reply to: Re: Out of curiosity posted by david on November 18, 2002 at 19:08:01:
Around here (about 30 miles outside San Antonio, TX) they farm mostly corn...and I assume it is some kind of feed corn since they let it sit on the stalk until everything looks brown, dead and dried up. They also farm some other kind crop (not sure what it is though...maybe some kind of grain as the bushy part is low and has a long, very thin stalk with what looks like a bunch of granules at the end). Some will do hay as well, but usually on the side in smaller plots of land. Either way, the farms here run around 600 to 1200 acres. Most of them have 3-4 large tractors (4x4's with duals on front and back. A couple of them have the new Cat tractors with tracks on them instead of wheels), usually 2-3 smaller tractors, combines, grain trucks, balers, and of course all the implements. Large metal buildings to hold the tractors and such, silos, etc. Some of the farmers also have smaller plots on the side where they will sometimes grow vegetables...carrots, cilantro, turnips, and even potatoes. I would guestimate that some of them easily have close to, if not more than, a million dollars in equipment. Most of the larger farms have newer, nicer tractors. If these guys are ony making $40,000 a year or so, how the heck do they make the payments on the equipment and still have enough to feed 5 kids and make a house payment? Farming appeals to me, but it sure seems like it's a lot more trouble than it's worth.
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