First Time Farmers Ch4

[lim x]

I felt embarrassed for the guy who couldn't add up 10 numbers for the cattle he sold in his head or even on the piece of paper! He then made up a number of 7k but I thought I heard the auctioneer drop the hammer twice for around £560ish so the others would need to make a good bit more than £700 to compensate!

That just showed how unimportant and desperate he was to get rid of them. You'd have thought he would have been totting up the figures as they were sold.

 

[lim x]

That just showed how unimportant and desperate he was to get rid of them. You'd have thought he would have been totting up the figures as they were sold.

But he did well to stand up to the 'mother', she looks like she'd take a bit of dealing with.

 

[RobFZS]

I knew that blonde chick would never stick the farming lifestyle. She was from London wasn't she. I thought the discussion they were having in the house they bought was very fake and choreographed. I wonder if she read the "trying to make a living" thread or other "farm succession" threads or posts from @Walterp about the difficulties of family farming and decided "fudge this"! Especially, after her boyfriend was turned down for a partnership at 26 after they both quit jobs in London and bought a house! Seems to be some very poor communications going on there and unfortunately is the case on so many farms.

Now at the end of the season I really do think the two girls, Charlie and Ollie the construction guy were the most dedicated to farming and hardest working out of the whole lot of them. The others seemed to lack the self-control and discipline but trying to skip work to go out partying etc. but I know that might just be for the camera.

i have a feeling the girl was going places, pulling in a wage in that shop etc, a proper driver, while the guy wasn't going places other than hoping his dad would give him a chance of a go in the combine, she'd probably be a good wife of a farmer, but probably didn't want to subsidize his farming jollies

 

[Baling Hay]

i have a feeling the girl was going places, pulling in a wage in that shop etc, a proper driver, while the guy wasn't going places other than hoping his dad would give him a chance of a go in the combine, she'd probably be a good wife of a farmer, but probably didn't want to subsidize his farming jollies

I wouldn't say having a job in a shop should be described as being "driven", but I bet she did feel resentment at the lack of progress after giving up their lives in London.

Plus, she wasn't bad looking so wouldn't struggle finding another guy!!