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<blockquote data-quote="Beowulf" data-source="post: 5866302" data-attributes="member: 61820"><p>Would you still have to complete those tasks if you weren't growing crops or tending livestock? If the answer is yes, then it isn't farming.</p><p></p><p>Paperwork related to crops or livestock is still farming, but building maintenance isn't. Hedges would still have to be cut whether you farmed the land or not - is Mrs Smith in the village a farmer because she has her hedges trimmed once a year?</p><p></p><p>Likewise house repairs or mending the old Hilux. These are entirely incidental to farming, and a town-dweller who didn't farm would still have to maintain their home and car.</p><p></p><p>It's easy to fill your time with things that aren't related to farming in order to keep one's self busy, where a non-farmer would bring in a professional who would complete the task in half the time, leaving capacity for more productive things. That merely makes you a DIY enthusiast though, not necessarily a busy farmer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beowulf, post: 5866302, member: 61820"] Would you still have to complete those tasks if you weren't growing crops or tending livestock? If the answer is yes, then it isn't farming. Paperwork related to crops or livestock is still farming, but building maintenance isn't. Hedges would still have to be cut whether you farmed the land or not - is Mrs Smith in the village a farmer because she has her hedges trimmed once a year? Likewise house repairs or mending the old Hilux. These are entirely incidental to farming, and a town-dweller who didn't farm would still have to maintain their home and car. It's easy to fill your time with things that aren't related to farming in order to keep one's self busy, where a non-farmer would bring in a professional who would complete the task in half the time, leaving capacity for more productive things. That merely makes you a DIY enthusiast though, not necessarily a busy farmer. [/QUOTE]
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