I'm in a reflective mood today. I was thinking of college and some of the farm management tours I went on. Having a trust fund to work with was certainly not common and also not expansive but certainly gave an edge to those who otherwise would not have an edge. Probably one of the more prolific funds had money to cover taxes and insurance on an approximately 300 acre farm. It also had a machinery replacement schedule for the basics such as manure spreader, baler, mower-conditioner, and small tractor on a few year rotation. Further, it had the ability to turn money back into the fund as a hedge against inflation. I was wondering just how isolated having trust fund money was for a farmer?