I've known Cade for a while now and though I am well acquainted with him, I've never spent much time with him at his job.
Cade is in his early twenties and he is doing something most unusual for his age - he is a full time farmer.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statics cites that of the 285 million people living in the United States less than 1% claim farming as an occupation. And of those 1% that are farmers, the median age is 55 - over thirty years older than Cade.
So with a positive attitude, Cade breaks ground a new cotton crop for 2009.
Farming is tough anywhere but farming cotton in the vertical strip of Texas real estate between the 100th meridian and the Caprock Escarpment tests anyone's mettle and resolve due to the fickleness of the wind, hail storms, and rain. So much of this year is reminiscent of what I've read about this part of the country in the 1930's during the Dust Bowl and the depression. Economically tough times coupled with an oppressive drought might make anyone give up. However, the red dirt is part of Cade as he grew up in a farming family just outside of Tell, Texas.
So as this growing season passes, I plan on finding out more about what makes someone so young stake a small financial fortune each year against market volatility and weather. And documenting him every step of the way.
Stay tuned...
Cade is in his early twenties and he is doing something most unusual for his age - he is a full time farmer.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statics cites that of the 285 million people living in the United States less than 1% claim farming as an occupation. And of those 1% that are farmers, the median age is 55 - over thirty years older than Cade.
So with a positive attitude, Cade breaks ground a new cotton crop for 2009.
Farming is tough anywhere but farming cotton in the vertical strip of Texas real estate between the 100th meridian and the Caprock Escarpment tests anyone's mettle and resolve due to the fickleness of the wind, hail storms, and rain. So much of this year is reminiscent of what I've read about this part of the country in the 1930's during the Dust Bowl and the depression. Economically tough times coupled with an oppressive drought might make anyone give up. However, the red dirt is part of Cade as he grew up in a farming family just outside of Tell, Texas.
So as this growing season passes, I plan on finding out more about what makes someone so young stake a small financial fortune each year against market volatility and weather. And documenting him every step of the way.
Stay tuned...
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