Are Cheetos organic?

[OhZark Biddies]

Its funny, any more wearing an evening gown wouldn't get you a section 8, it would probably get you a medal for courage.

I assure you wearing an evening gown would get me none of the above

it might get me some extra social distancing space when I go to the hardware store though

 

[featherhead007]

I assure you wearing an evening gown would get me none of the above

it might get me some extra social distancing space when I go to the hardware store though

So, you have been to Walmart lately!

 

[Bown]

Here I am isolated on my farm, feeling a bit down, but reading this post gave me more laughs then I have had in weeks. Great way to start the day, thanks to all who have a warped sense of humor.

Sorry to hear that you’re feeling down.. This whole year has been kind of a bust. I enjoyed this little bit of humor too, know that you are not alone.

 

[007Sean]

Wait I thought you were telling us the farmer didn’t make the money the middle man did?

If I understand correctly, I would say he is the the farmer and you are the landowner.

In most cases it is the middleman who is making the money not the farmer....as I said, those that do are few and far between....and your right, I am the landowner and I contract it out. I don't do the actual labor but pay my share for the seed, fertilizer, harvesting and all of the up keep/maintenance of the wells...I have 4 wells on the property. 2 irrigation systems that he uses, I own the irrigation systems and have a lease agreement he pays me for the use of them. He moves them from one well to the other, at his own expense and labor.
Modern day sharecropper.

 

[featherhead007]

In most cases it is the middleman who is making the money not the farmer....as I said, those that do are few and far between....and your right, I am the landowner and I contract it out. I don't do the actual labor but pay my share for the seed, fertilizer, harvesting and all of the up keep/maintenance of the wells...I have 4 wells on the property. 2 irrigation systems that he uses, I own the irrigation systems and have a lease agreement he pays me for the use of them. He moves them from one well to the other, at his own expense and labor.
Modern day sharecropper.

Why was I thinking “modern day grasshopper “
Sorry (my lack of sleep I guess)

 

[MROO]

Yep, I certainly wasn’t suggesting every farm operation is turning big profits, but the last couple of decades have been pretty darn good to farmers on whole, at least compared to previous decades.

I’ll give you a hint though, the key phrase to my previous post was probably “3rd generation”

my friend that crops, stopped by earlier while I was burning leaves, and was talking about delivering on grain contracts in a couple weeks... and it occurred to me that what 007Sean said about the middleman might be key to the folks I mentioned too.

most higher profit operations probably have some of that middleman action built into their business model too

That’s something I’m gonna keep in mind for when I start my Cheeto plantation

My sister's boys are 7th generation dairy farmers on the original farmstead. The road is named after the family. The main room of the original house and the dry-cow barn are over 200 years old (with huge hand-hewn beams ... VERY cool!)

Crop farmers may be doing well over the past couple of decades, but not the small dairyman. Have you seen the price of milk, lately? Family farmers can't make a living selling milk, anymore. But ... it's in my BIL's blood and he's passed that love on to his boys. They run about 400 head, down from 600 a few years ago (see "price of milk" for reasons!) They probably milk about 200+. The rest are all replacement heifers of various ages and a dozen or so steers.

In an effort to expand beyond the unstable (and dubiously profitable) milk industry, they're now making and selling their own cheese under the name Chesapeake Gold Farms.
https://www.chesapeakegoldfarms.com/
That pretty lady on the main page is Beauty ... if you scratch her topknot, she'll follow you around the field like a big puppy! I know I'm shamelessly marketing, but it really is good stuff - and now they're making dog treats, too ... and they ship!

 

[MROO]

your ability to plan for adversity and execute that plan under pressure is commendable

Under pressure? Pun intended? Eeeewwwwwww!

 

[MROO]

most of the ills of the world are to be blamed on the final episode of MASH... according to most experts meetings that run long correlate directly to Klinger getting married.

It’s unpopular to say, but in general millennials are Alan Alda’s fault

Have you ever read his book, "Never Get Your Dog Stuffed"? It explains a LOT about why he's the awesome person he became.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

So, you have been to Walmart lately!

Yeah I went last year.

 

[MROO]

most of the ills of the world are to be blamed on the final episode of MASH... according to most experts meetings that run long correlate directly to Klinger getting married.

It’s unpopular to say, but in general millennials are Alan Alda’s fault

Do NOT diss The Hawkeye!!