tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post3784687007227442305..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: If Wishes Were HorsesThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-11024312950898034262013-03-04T11:51:26.589-06:002013-03-04T11:51:26.589-06:00Jono, that is exactly my sentiments about winning ...Jono, that is exactly my sentiments about winning the lottery. How much good could I do with the money? Family, charity, Alma Mater...The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-29860561441158876372013-03-04T11:31:39.989-06:002013-03-04T11:31:39.989-06:00That is why I just farm/ranch for fun and can'...That is why I just farm/ranch for fun and can't quit my day job. The most fun about getting a lot of money would be giving it away.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66967403807231234942013-03-02T07:14:05.036-06:002013-03-02T07:14:05.036-06:00I feel sorry for the lady. Dairy farming is not f...I feel sorry for the lady. Dairy farming is not for amateurs, though it is at least in Canada, a profitable business. Obviously she did not do a business plan, nor get some on hand experience first. <br />The most important asset for a young farmer is a wife who is a teacher or a nurse. She can support his habit as every nickle he makes most of his life will go back into the farm. And likely The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-91243051967365354252013-03-02T07:01:09.526-06:002013-03-02T07:01:09.526-06:00You must have heard the joke about the farmer who ...You must have heard the joke about the farmer who wins Mega Millions. When he's asked what's he going to do next, he replies, "I'll just keep farming like I am now until the money runs out." <br /><br />I did know someone who went into farming cold turkey. An acquaintance was in her 20s when she inherited a significant amount of money and decided to "get back to the Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66169542010200418762013-03-02T00:43:09.882-06:002013-03-02T00:43:09.882-06:00Dad's land is rented out. My siblings own it;...Dad's land is rented out. My siblings own it; they bought my share. When they are gone it will be sold, I am sure. The renters are men who took over their father's farms and are expanding just to stay even. Per unit margins get thinner every year. All technological progress benefits the Early Adopters and then ultimately the consumers in lower food prices. The least efficient drop The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66889073428473082962013-03-02T00:30:34.747-06:002013-03-02T00:30:34.747-06:00I'm going to make you the happiest woman on ea...I'm going to make you the happiest woman on earth.<br />I'll miss you.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-46784213084307043772013-03-01T17:33:37.961-06:002013-03-01T17:33:37.961-06:00i often whisper my wishes to my sexy wife - and so...i often whisper my wishes to my sexy wife - and sometimes they come true. i know what i am hoping for this week-end. <br /><br />the Ol'Buzzard<br /> Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-44316298719104240702013-03-01T15:15:19.194-06:002013-03-01T15:15:19.194-06:00That's the problem - the family farms are dwin...That's the problem - the family farms are dwindling as the young people move to the city instead of taking over the farm. Mega-operators buy up their land and it's a one-way street - even if there were people out there who'd like to begin farming on a smaller scale, the startup costs are prohibitive. I'm sad to see big business taking over, but I don't see any other eventual Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66051662088093936962013-03-01T12:30:59.796-06:002013-03-01T12:30:59.796-06:00No one "goes into farming" cold turkey i...No one "goes into farming" cold turkey i.e. out of the clear blue buys a viable operating farm (unless they sell one elsewhere first). Most farmers started on the home farm and gradually worked into it, usually with huge debts for land machinery and operating. Anyone with the cash to start cold turkey could as you say retire and make more off interest than farming. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-13647199170016212912013-03-01T10:28:26.537-06:002013-03-01T10:28:26.537-06:00"Unless they were farmers. Then they would j..."Unless they were farmers. Then they would just pay their debts and buy a hamburger with the change." - LOL! The sad truth is if you can actually afford to go into farming, you have no reason to work at all... you could just retire.<br /><br />I do remember The Monkey's Paw - it creeped me out when I first read it, and it still does. One phrase that gets repeated frequently in Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-53739667650445412052013-03-01T02:20:52.205-06:002013-03-01T02:20:52.205-06:00Been a long time fan of Rodney Dangerfield. The l...Been a long time fan of Rodney Dangerfield. The line was his. My jokes are decades older than me. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-9154476489639819872013-02-28T15:21:05.694-06:002013-02-28T15:21:05.694-06:00"my kids told me to cut off my head. I get n..."my kids told me to cut off my head. I get no respect."<br /><br />As you wrote the above, I was creating a post about Rodney Dangerfield--are you a fan of his? Anyway, tell your kids that their humor is decades, at least, older than they are.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com