On the American Farmer

Now, at 55, I am living a long time dream. My wife and I bought a few acres north of KC and are building a new place complete with tractor shed, stable, pond, house and lots of untouched timber land. Yeah, I'm one of those guys buying tillable soil and dropping a hobby farm on it. But with deep respect for that land, my neighbors and the generations to follow.

Halfway through the intial build of all this, I know I could not have accomplished it without much of the advice, wisdom and common sense dispensed on these YT forums.

You guys are helpful, intelligent, a hoot to listen to and often truly amaze me with the things you know.

A few days ago we all paid tribute, and rightly so, to our veterans. God bless every one. But, in my opinion as a non-farmer, America also owes a debt of immense gratitude to the American Farmer.

The farmer has saved more lives, fed more people and kept more men free through properity and good health than all the armies in history. Perhaps it would be well to set aside a day for the rest of us to acknowledge what farm families do for America and the world. Not that it would make much difference to you guys. You'd just be out in the fields working anyway.

God bless you guys.

Fertile Fields
by
Frank Young

When all of your crops
Are planted and grown
And all of your seeds
Have finally been sown

Look over your farm
Your home and your land
And witness the riches
Brought forth by your hand

You raised up your kids
And led them to learn To measure a man By the furrow he turns

And actions speak louder
Much louder than words
The legacy left
To be seen but not heard

And the Old Man would say
That old Irish charmer
That the fields were enriched
By the shadow of the Farmer

mono

Be awfully careful here. Doin' something you love has a very funny way of snowballin' on ya.

Without going into all the gorey details, I started this last go-'round much the same way as you. Just a chunk of dirt to go out and scratch around on. Heck with what it costs; just have some fun in the sun.

That lasted just about 10 minutes.

Now, it has turned into a full-blown business enity and I'm seriously considerin' divin' right back into it full time 'cause I do love it so.

Be careful, you'll be sweatin' and figuring your federal "F" form before ya know it. :>)

Good Luck,

Allan

Think if I buy one more "deduction", I'll be right back rebuilding trannys again..... .....

Think I shall be very fugil from here 'til the 1st of the year. :>)

Allan

I have an occupation not familiar to most men
So my outlook's prob'ly dif'rent from beginin' to the end.
I don't need a lot of money or the uptown social life,
Just "three squares" on the table and a comfy place to lie. I don't miss the color TV with it's scenes of filth and crime,
A pickup truck and shepherd dog are better friends of mine.
The coyote singing to the stars is my symphony at night
And the yellow moon a'risin' speeds it's kindly light.
I'm forty miles from Wal-Mart, yet it don't seem so far.
If I wanted I could get there - in an hour - in my car.
But the 'tractions of the City, don't hold no 'lure to me
Out here the Prairie stretches just as far as I can see.
And I think of Christmas morning and the Boy Child in the hay
And I am thankful for a Savior who made me just this way.
I have cows and calves and tractors and a way of life I love.
It seems like Paradise to me sent from heaven up above; And tonight I'm feelin' sentiments most men will never know;
And a pride wells up within me with a tear that doesn't show.
See, Jesus knew that Ranchers would be guardians of this land
To protect it from eternal loss, (I'll do the best I can).

"Thank you God, for lettin' me be a cowboy, I don't remember ever wantin' to do nothin' else."

Rob