Quote Originally Posted by Hummer View Post
Yes, farming is a little like gambling, you can win big or lose big. When I was a young orchardist preparing to harvest a first bumper crop of apples, a hail storm moved through the valley. Like a forest fire or a tornado on the plains, the hail cut swaths and fingers of destruction shredding fruit and foliage wherever it hit. We lost 80% of our orchard crop in fifteen minutes. It was devastating.
Dad always said that was why he never followed his dad into farming. Couple freezes, snow storms, hail storms in a row could send a guy to the poor house.