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How would George Henderson get on today?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmideas" data-source="post: 3296932" data-attributes="member: 3653"><p>Collecting farm built innovations takes me to plenty of mixed and diversified farms and many are successful. But they need a special kind of farmer. One who can focus on a dozen different enterprises and achieve acceptable to good results in each. One prepared to enjoy driving a 30 year old combine and will keep a truck, tractor and implements on the road. Also one prepared to get the welder out and make and mend. I have featured Frank Henderson in PFI and it is always a real pleasure to go there. He is both inventive and brilliant at thinking through problems. Viz: his bale accumulator making stack of 48 conventionals which is a complete home designed handling system. Racehorse hay goes from field to barn to wagon to stable without being touched by hand. Then there's his concrete mixer, maxi gutters for buildings..... The issue of a social life is something quite new. Many, in fact most, of George Henderson's generation found satisfaction and a good life on their farm and in their local community. Think of pioneers like Hosier, Patterson, and a hundred others. They certainly didn't know about 42 hour weeks. In our more affluent times it seems as if the 4 day stag party in Prague, the two weeks in Australia and the 2 day weddings are normal and expected. Deprivation has a different meaning, even in farming circles it seems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmideas, post: 3296932, member: 3653"] Collecting farm built innovations takes me to plenty of mixed and diversified farms and many are successful. But they need a special kind of farmer. One who can focus on a dozen different enterprises and achieve acceptable to good results in each. One prepared to enjoy driving a 30 year old combine and will keep a truck, tractor and implements on the road. Also one prepared to get the welder out and make and mend. I have featured Frank Henderson in PFI and it is always a real pleasure to go there. He is both inventive and brilliant at thinking through problems. Viz: his bale accumulator making stack of 48 conventionals which is a complete home designed handling system. Racehorse hay goes from field to barn to wagon to stable without being touched by hand. Then there's his concrete mixer, maxi gutters for buildings..... The issue of a social life is something quite new. Many, in fact most, of George Henderson's generation found satisfaction and a good life on their farm and in their local community. Think of pioneers like Hosier, Patterson, and a hundred others. They certainly didn't know about 42 hour weeks. In our more affluent times it seems as if the 4 day stag party in Prague, the two weeks in Australia and the 2 day weddings are normal and expected. Deprivation has a different meaning, even in farming circles it seems. [/QUOTE]
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