ovrszd
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- May 27, 2006
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Couple years ago I was visiting with Doug and his wife. She's the book keeper of their operation. She said they feed 27 families. This morning they are cutting beans. 4 combines. 3 grain carts. 7 semis. 2 "bin" guys. 1 fuel hauler. 17 families making a living.I know several who farm full time and they have Florida homes and spend the winter their. Some were grain farmers and one I know is a large hog farmer. He hires people to maintain the farm during the winter, in fact, he has a couple of full-time guys that work for him, not including his son who also works with him.
I think you need to realize there are different types of farmers. I know many types on a personal basis. Some of the farmers have the means to hire help and move to florida and yet they choose not too.
My father in law was a grain farmer. He had a condo in Florida and sold. But a grain farmer has the winter to stay away from home if they so choose. But they are absolutely a farmer. If I had the ability to take the winter and spend it away from my job and someone asked me what I did for a living, I wouldn't tell them oh I'm a hobby (fill the blank________________).
You don't know the farmers that I do. Though I do believe you that the farmers you know don't have recreational properties.