Posted by el6147 on December 12, 2011 at 13:52:59 from (50.36.74.177):
In Reply to: Myth Or True? posted by Rdandersom on December 12, 2011 at 07:08:55:
DICK L has a great point about the Amish raising crops and feeding animals and then marketing such. my neighbor who I have lived next to for 35 plus years who will be 95 in march farmed 104 acres with a allis b and a 135 massey ferguson and a one row New Idea picker, and done it profitably I suspect, as he still owns the farm and up until 2 years ago still picked a small amount of asparagus to sell by the road side and also cutting and splitting firewood for himself , on this farm he grew corn, hay, asparagus, concord grapes and feed cattle that he sold to the market, no wife or children of his own to help ,how ever he did hire school kids every year to help pick asparagus when he was younger . He was well into his 80's before he quit feeding cattle and rented portions of the farm out. I believe the key is that he never intended on being wealthy or the largest, but to be a sustainable business.
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