Can you make your kids love the farm?

摘要

OUR little 4-year-old, Nathan, is a typical farm kid. He loves his toy tractors. He could spend all day in the tractor, the combine or the semi riding with whoever happens to be behind the wheel. And he loves cows. Large parts of his day are spent moving toy hay bales around, feeding plastic cows. But what if he didn't like any of that stuff? What if he turned down repeat offers of tractor rides, and he didn't really want (another) tractor for Christmas? Could we make him love the farm?It's a thought that can stir fear in the hearts of farmers, particularly those who dream of handing down the operation, this lifetime of work.