Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez Higueras
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Modern factory farm production requires assembly line breeds, animals that are almost “man-made.” Too many small farmers raise the same animals because they have become “normal.” White chickens and white turkeys, Yorkshire pigs and Holstein cows, only these breeds are so hybridized they probably share little in common with their ancestry.

The purpose of these “normal” breeds is to stack lots of cheap meat on supermarket shelves. But if you studied out what was in that cheap meat, you might not call it food, or at least, stuff you'd never threaten your body with. The interesting thing is this whole factory farm system is supposedly set up to increase “profit.”

I thought I might involve my children with raising animals for showing in the local fair. Here in Texas, some children graduate from school with a very large sum of money in their bank accounts obtained by showing animals at the county fair.

Then I saw some chickens raised by friends who did have those large bank accounts. The judge handled the chickens carefully and talked about what qualities of body shape and size he was looking for. When he set the birds down, they fell over. They could not walk! If you set them on their backs, they would probably just stay there. They were pathetic. When we heard how continual force-feeding had made them winners, I did not want my children to think this was a way to “profit” from animals.

Hunting, camping, and fishing are not the only ways landowners can find an answer to the question, “how can my land make money?” Not all land is ideally suited for the aforementioned activities. Notwithstanding, there are other opportunities to make money from land. Heavily treed areas can be thinned and the wood cut can be sold. If the property is good for grazing or pasturing animals, arrangements can be made with ranchers in need of such land. Instances of this nature provide landowners an opportunity to barter or trade which may provide some tax advantages depending upon the size and scope of the arrangement.

Even if the property appears to be good for very little, do not discount the notion that it may be able to make extra money. Perhaps a cellular service tower or other fixture could be placed on the property. An arrangement of this nature could provide anything from a steady stream of income to free cellular phone service, or both.

I hope this has whetted your appetite to read or learn more I have always had an urge to inform people just how wonderful life on a farm can be, yes it's very hard work and actually at times it takes over your life but for that rare breed of people who choose this life the rewards are immense