Farmer - Paul Hockman
The farming career is very
difficult. Although it requires little schooling, the farmer has
many jobs. Farmers have to know all about machinery, they have
to know about agriculture, and they have to know what each animal's
needs. It is around-the-clock work, very expensive, and the job
has a low pay range (between 3 and 4 dollars an hour). Farming
equipment is particularly expensive. For example, a combine can
cost up to $20,000.
The advantages of being a farmer
are: you get to be your own boss and you can teach young workers
how to be responsible. There are also negative aspects of farming.
One major negative aspect is that the pay is not even minimum
wage (now $5.50 per hour).
Mr Paul Hockman checking the
milking appartus.
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Each cow is tagged for identification.
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New calves bedded down in hay
which provides warmth to these young creatures.
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Cows are fed in their stalls
where they are also milked using mechanical milking machinery.
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