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Re: Re: Re: Do you make money farming crops? (need
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Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 10, 2003 at 09:00:35 from (66.83.236.250):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Do you make money farming crops? (need to posted by KURT on September 10, 2003 at 08:34:01:
You've touched upon a subject that is very "special" to me. I would like to suggest a book to you, and anyone else that is interested in farming, or just living in the country.
It is called "The Contrary Farmer" by Gene Logsdon. He was once an editor and writer for Sucsessful Farming magazine.
He writes about living on a 30 acre "hobby farm" and making it pay for itself. He lives an interesting life, and does things the old fashioned way. He has a very interesting approach to life. He questions todays farming practices, and todays farm economics.
It is worth the reading. I learned a lot from him. He practices what my father always taught me. Question everything. Just becouse the rest of the world thinks one way, that doesn't always make it right for me or you.
He has theory that someday, we will be back to the family farm. In his theory, the "corperate farm" will put itself out of business, by lowering the market price of it's products so much, that it isn't feasable to operate on that scale anymore. Wouldn't that be a kickin the shorts? Someday, we might be right back in style again.
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