Country or city person?

[Gabby]

When I was younger, I used to be a country type of gal. Now I'm older, I like the suburbs. I always wondered how I would do in the city, though.

How about you all? Are you a city or a country person?

[cpvr]

I love the city. I've never stayed in the country side, but my grandparents do, so its always nice to get away sometimes. I remember when I moved to Texas from MA, all my friends there were like "Have fun riding the horses..." I've yet to ride one and don't plan on it.

[Ixyra]

born and raised in the city - not too big but very much the city life.
now i live next to a rural community and our backyard is large enough to keep a small horse. I definitely miss the city but I wouldn't leave the country!

[Nebula]

Born and raised in the country, lived in a city during my study and now I'm living in the suburbs. I prefer the latter. It has all the good things of living in a city (like having shops closeby) but it's not that noisy and crowded and it has some more space/parks etc.

[cpvr]

Born and raised in the country, lived in a city during my study and now I'm living in the suburbs. I prefer the latter. It has all the good things of living in a city (like having shops closeby) but it's not that noisy and crowded and it has some more space/parks etc.

Do you know anyone that runs a farm or anything? I heard that was good money for some people.

[Nebula]

Do you know anyone that runs a farm or anything? I heard that was good money for some people.

Yup, my stepdad runs a farm. But the good money is only available for the big farms with 800+ cows and such. A farm with between 40 and a hundred cows isn't making much of a profit. So unless you have a big sack filled with money and can afford to run a huge farm, there's no money making in it. At least not in the Netherlands.

[cpvr]

Yup, my stepdad runs a farm. But the good money is only available for the big farms with 800+ cows and such. A farm with between 40 and a hundred cows isn't making much of a profit. So unless you have a big sack filled with money and can afford to run a huge farm, there's no money making in it. At least not in the Netherlands.

Damn, how much does it cost to feed 40 cows goes though? Does he also have chickens and other animals?

[Nebula]

Damn, how much does it cost to feed 40 cows goes though? Does he also have chickens and other animals?

It's not so much the feeding, it's all the regulations and rules he has to obey. First off you need to buy a milk quota to be allowed to produce milk. Then you have to get a permit to deliver the milk to the factory. You have to deliver the amount set in the quota. If you over deliver or under deliver, you have to pay a fine. Then there is the quality of the milk which has to be of a certain standard. Cows that are getting eg. some penciline for diseases are forbidden to have their milk mixed with the milk of the rest of the cows, same goes for cows who've just delivered babies, their milk isn't wanted as well. Then there is the food which too has to be of certain quality and will be checked. Then there is the standard food. And let's not forget the bills for the vet. Oh and how many square acres you need to have per cow. Going over that limit and you either have to purchase more ground or you have to reduce your stock. And then there are some more rules as to how to deal with the dung, how to housevest the stock, and so on and so on. On an average with just 40 cows you spend about half a million a year just for the costs. Try to get that money back with the low milk- and meat prices and you'll understand why it's such a crappy business to be in.

We used to have pigs as well, but luckily got rid of them right before the mouth and claw disease hit Holland. So we were lucky with that, otherwise it would've been a major disaster, with the market falling down big time and lots of more safety and health regulations.

[cpvr]

@Nebula Those costs are so high. Thanks for sharing this information with us. I can't believe it was that high though. No wonder why a lot of people leave the farming industry.

[Corleone]

Born and raised in the city here. XD If it wasn't for my allergies I would definitely give country life a go. I have some relatives in the country side and I'm planning to go this summer for a week or so.