Talk about stereotyping!!!
1). What area of the state are you looking at, valley land farms, great grandpa's cash flow farms, or water world farms, where the ducks are truly being raised?
2). If you lived in the middle of water world, would you send your kid out in an unreliable vehicle, where there are far more ducks then people? Now add inclement winter weather with miles and miles between anywhere you want to go. How about taking a child or a baby out in it? What kind of a vehicle would you want?
3). Just how much is a city "truck" used for work compared to a "truck" on the farm (by the way, true "trucks" have more then four wheels and are generally used to haul crops!)
Over the past twenty years there has been four pickups, two cars and a minivan on this farm and all but one car is STILL on this farm and all are STILL working hard!
There are no $200,000 machines here.
Only good used twelve tire tractors and reliable 9600's.
Personally, I'd rather invest in land and oh yes, POST IT!!!
This truly is a "have and have not" world.
Apparently, you people need to put in some "farmer hours" (6 A.M. to midnight or sun up to sun down and then some!).
Until you do, you will continue to "have" time:
time to hunt, time for computer BS,
time to bash farmers and
time to bash the state of North Dakota.
On the other hand, farmers who manage their land, labor, capital, crops and time will continue to "have"..….... well, ….... you can all fill in the rest.
We all "have not" various things, that's life. It's all a matter of priorities and prerogatives.
Have a great INDEPENDENCE day!!!
Oh! By the way, the duck hatch is fantastic and there are several thousands of acres of barley!! :beer: