I could live with Janice Brewer as president. If she's ever backed down I have heard about it. But if Hilary runs, with our voters for dollars, she will win. I can see a lot of folks around where I live with green tractors in their yards, and the government housing crowd, that would love another 4 years of Clinton.
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Oh oh Dee.. Sometimes I'm slow I guess, you gotta clue me in .. I have a John Deere tractor..but no way Hell-ery . Where does the "green tractor" come in ?
The farmers routinely make the comment: The Democrats have always treated us better than the Republicans. And they have.
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OK gotcha now! We have some like that in this area...rather like this fellow;
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Hog RaisingThe Honorable Ed Foreman
House of Representatives
Congressional District #16
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Sir:
My friend over in Terebone Parish received a $1,000 check from the government this year for not raising hogs. So I am going into the not-raising hogs business next year.
What I want to know is, in your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to raise hogs on and the best kind of hogs not to raise? I would prefer not to raise Razorbacks, but if that is not a good bread not to raise, I will just as gladly not raise any Berkshires or Durocs.
The hardest work in this business is going to be in keeping an inventory on how many hogs I haven’t raised.
My friend is very joyful about the future of his business. He has been raising hogs for more than 20 years and the best he ever made was $400, until this year, when he got $1,000 for not raising hogs.
If I can get $1,000 for not raising 50 hogs, then I will get $2,000 for not raising 100 hogs. I plan to operate on a small scale at first, holding myself down to 4,000 hogs which means that I will have $80,000 coming from the government.
Now, another thing: these hogs I will not raise will not eat 100,000 bushels of corn. So will you pay me anything for not raising 100,000 bushels of corn to feed the hogs I am not raising?
I want to get started as soon as possible as this seems to be a good time of year for not raising hogs.
One more thing, can I raise 10 or 12 hogs on the side while I am in the not-raising-hog business just enough to get a few sides of bacon to eat?
Very truly yours,
J.B. Lee, Jr.
Potential Hog Raiser