A First-Rate Farm Business

摘要

"I was sitting in a History of Western Civilization class, and all I could think about was how I wanted to be planting corn and beans," he says. So in 1969 he traded in a college degree to partner with his dad, Robert. The two worked hand and glove onthe farm near Greentown, Indiana, for 39 years. "I was fortunate to pick up land from neighbors and to get started using Dad's equipment," he says. "After I was renting as much as he owned, we split it 50-50." They still were going strong in early August 2008 when Robert, 83, hauled seven semi-loads of corn. "The next thing I knew, three days later Dad was sick and wearing out," he says.