Ranch life

7 thoughts on “Ranch life”

1. I’d like to see a close-up of this barn, too. It looks like it probably is, or could be, a pretty big operation. I am so very sorry that this man (family) has to supplement income with other jobs. Sad to see how large corporations have affected the agricultural community. No turning back, I guess, unless our society demands changes and with the government we currently have, reversing the trend doesn’t have a prayer. I remember fondly the summer visits I had as a child to relatives who were engaged in successful farming.

2. Noble profession! Being an alumna of a land grant university which attracts students worldwide for its agriculture program, and having lived in farming states, I have a healthy respect for growers. Good to see local farming operations like this one.

3. It looks like a beautiful and profitable farm, but I understand the individual farmer is up against agricultural behemoths and can’t do much about it. Yet, farming was always a dicey operation. My grandmother sold milk from her cows to exist and her children helped out with her farm’s expenses.

   Re your comment on Ocala: You might be right. I thought from the beginning that the car was too “perfect” and I could never be sure what it was although it appears similar to late 30’s Fords.

4. It happens here as well, that you have to do something else alongside farming. My cousin’s been lucky, being able to farm full time.

5. It happens here too. My cousin’s been lucky, being able to farm full time.

6. Fabulous farm – even though the farmer has taken on extra income work, that much land must keep him fairly busy.

7. Farming must be a very hard way to earn a living. Sad that it is necessary to have another job to make ends meet.

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