The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-03-13, Page 21Flom Prugr '56'qP0905
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by Mike Neill
"Why do you fa` the young lady asked,,
The man looked up from histask and decided That his future
daughter in4law deserved a serious and thoughtful .answerA well,
he Said, 'what other job can give you- all pis variety and chalo
lenge?"
lie finished tightening the last bolt and rolled from beneath the
haybine, the last new guard secured , in its place. ills movements
were a little slower than in years past, but he felt no aches or pains
associated with :fiddle age. •
lie rose and put his tools away and was wiping his hands as he
said, "This old giri',is going to have: to keep- goingfor another year,
I don't have the acreage to warrant the purchase of a new one,
'hat's how it is on the arm, everything has to be figured out on a
monetary basis. But I can get up xn-the morning and .
don't have .to
drive anywhere to work, I don't have to consider whether the other
gguuy is havin ba. bad day and ;going to cut me off. in traffic. '1 don't
have a Jerk for�n boss who onl is boss because his dad' owns the
company, I don't goo into a"buil ing that houses too many peoplein
a ity, . that has too many people to sit at, a •desk,; in an office with
too manyypeople and, produce nothing but paper and. ' b.s. for too
C t hre there arre.,mome moments th' t are absolute gems,
man 'people,
h n a g Just once in,
while, the sun will come up over the hill, the mists will be bangr,,
ing over the ponds, the birds will be stirring, the `cattle .will be tufa
ing shape as the light gets stronger and' their breath is visible in .the
coolness, and I'm part of it. This whole picture is for me, and .I
belong in it.'",
"Before nightfall I will have influenced the lives and well-being
of 400 feeder pigs that supply meat for a whole chess of.people,
made she that the chickens are alright and still supplying me with
eggs, will have Wired and installed a new fan, fixed this haybine
and greased a baler. I can weld, oPerate-machinery, do basic plumb-
ing, wiring, carpentry, masonry, and so on. I'm becoming computer
literate,' know something of income statements, cash flows, balance
sheets and partial budgets, and when to .cut, the hay. Pretty well
everyfarmer along the- line can do the same things, some better,
some worse.But." he paused and looked at the rain dripping from _•::
the eaves, and tilte..,d his cap back, "we can't control the weather or
the markets."
"So why do you farm?"
"Beats me."
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