Cattle. We sold our herd in 1990. It took some adjusting at first but now both Dad and I agree that it was the best thing we ever did. No more being tied to the farm. We can pack up and leave without worrying about someone else watching them, keeping fences in order, and shoveling or forking s#*!t etc. A friend who has registered Angus animals almost had me convinced a couple years ago to get back into it. Then at his place one day I happened to be there when a calf needed to be pulled. I assisted with the operation, the calf was lost, the cow went for hamburger later, and after the reminder of what I was missing don't want cattle again. Now we raise hay for sale to the growing number of horse people and raise 10 or twelve acres of corn as part of a rotation to kill weeds and quack grass in the hay fields. My Grandpa had cattle his whole life, sold them when he was 72 and wished he'd done it sooner after he'd finally did it.
