Posted by JMOR on December 31, 2008 at 20:34:41 from (76.187.218.177):
In Reply to: Rude people posted by Don-WI on December 31, 2008 at 12:37:31:
Paul in MN said: (quoted from post at 22:33:24 12/31/08) C-man,
I live and small time farm in one of those areas where city people have been moving to for the past 20 or so years. They don't usually have a clue as to what land or cows are worth, and most of them don't know the difference between a beef cow and a milk cow. Many think all cows are milk cows, and if you told them you have a hundred cows they would probably relate to when Dad or Grandpa was milking 30 head and working full time at it.
Some of these people have a genuine interest in farming maybe due to family history (geneology is big now), and are quite interested in learning. If you can set aside your own "hang-ups" about their questions, then maybe you get a chance to teach them something or maybe even make a new friend. When folks have shown genuine interest, I invite them out to see the critters, and maybe my daughter is home and willing to demonstrate some cowgirl skills. We have had some real pleasant meetin-ups with new folks and they usually end up waving (with all 5 fingers) as they go by or pass one of our tractors on the road. With a bit of friendliness extended their way, they become much more patient while driving on the road when close to some roading farm machinery, and much more tolerant when a critter breaks a fence or gate.
With today's big acre crop farming, so much of what is rented or planted is dependent on borrowed money. So really telling people how much area you farm or what crops you farm, or how many head of beef you are running, has nothing with your personal wealth. You could be a multimillionare or just $3.00 ahead of the banker. As I have found in this area, the hard working guy with worn bibs or carharts and a 15 to 20 yr old PU truck and 20 yr old tractors is the guy who has a "bundle" tucked away. The guys in the new PU's and the shinny new tractors and combines have usually hocked their souls to get the good looking stuff, or else inherited a bundle and made sure to spread it around the local economy. Point is.. you just can't judge from the looks of things.
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