I just gotta know. How old are we all? Kids? Grandkids?

[fjlip]

Coincidence, SF3, I was married and had 2 boys at the same ages as you were, 34,36,&39.

[freewheat]

Hopper, I think I have burbert... Look up,
way up...

[Partners]

I am 56, wife is 52(looks 25) two girls, 24 and 29..One Granddaughter age 2..She is the JOY of our life now..

[farmaholic]

Not bad Freewheat. I am 47 with three kids Girl(19), Girl(18), Boy(16-will be seventeen next week). Had a part time job after highschool in the city for 9 years but always farmed. Was encouraged to do some sort of post secondary but didn't want to and was given a good start farming. Not a large farm-2500 acres, none rented. I really do have alot to be grateful for.

[freewheat]

farmaholic, I do appreciate your
candidness regarding being given a good
start farming. It takes a real man to
actually come out and say it. So often
guys deny it, and it makes things look
worse to others. I have plenty of them
for neighbors!!! lol

My one neighbor talks of how tough it
has been while using pa's money to buy
machinery, etc...

[oneoff]

64 plus or minus a bit; but it has been mentioned I don't look bit over 65.

The ones I aspire to emulate are those in the 80's and into the 90's who still are lucky enough to have their marbles; and have long ago figured out the different ways the world and society might can best function.

Probably will never make it....but will never give up.

[bucket]

I am 48. Came back to the farm in 93/94. Was working as a mechanical engineering Technologist, still do occasionally. Married with two kids 12 & 10, started late.

Freewheat, you are a people watcher, very astute on your observations.

[furrowtickler]

Close, 41, 3 kids 12/10/8. Married 16 years as of tomorrow. Farmed Through voc ag all the way through 25 years now. Ups and downs in life and farming but family has been here just over 100 years. Intend on being here for a while regardless of ctv and mega farms lol.

[LEP]

Freewheat, you are good. I am turning 50 in a couple of
weeks.

I have owned cattle since the 70's and while I went to
college and worked off farm I used every holiday and
weekend to come home and farm.

I worked in the ag banking sector for 10 years as well as
farmed and quit when my third child came along and I
was farming as much as most of my customers. There
wasn't much of the candle left to burn let alone burning
both ends.

This is my 23rd crop and things started to get easier
about 17 or 18 years into farming.

My motto was don't buy anything you don't need, stretch
your equipment, don't take debt on anything that won't
make you money (ie kitchen renos and fancy half tons),
and keep some powder dry so that when an opportunity
presents itself you can take advantage of it.

OK what is your guess on Cotton? I would say late 30's.

Good post.

[ALLFARMER]

Congrats Furrow on your anniversary. People
who have been married over 10 years typically
know how to fix things, rather than throw them
away.

I am 38 started farming in 1996 married 11 years.
I have 7 kids 3 boys 4 girls.

Have built the farm with allot of off farm
income....working out. Certainly not a model that
would work for everyone but started in 96 with
$400 an today the farms worth enough to retire
with. So why do I continue to work??? I guess I
like to build things.