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bob freeze

Posted 8/18/2007 17:51 (#189323 - in reply to #189298)
Subject: Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments

While I don't have a problem with what size anyone ends up being, I have often wondered how one arrives at the poiint where he feels he is big enough. Is it:
*a net income amount
*a farm of a certain amount of acres
*a large amount of equipment
*more food
*a more expensive car or house
*so big there aren't enough hours in the day no matter how hard you work
*more acres than anyone around you, or perhaps the county or state
*a belief that if you are big enough you will be more highly regarded or become immortal
I could go on, but you get my drift. I really meant it when I said I have no issue with size, I just would like to know the reasoning involved. I am small (1,200 acres) and passed up a chance to double my size a few years ago in the belief that I would not be healthier or happier if I was bigger and I would in all probability end up the same way as all farmers(big and small) in all of recorded history regardless of my decision - dead.

rent, economies of size, and government payments - tkastens : 8/18/2007 01:11
- RE: rent, economies of size, and government payments - coup : 8/18/2007 08:07
- Economics of size. - Hay Wilson in TX : 8/18/2007 08:39
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - tkastens : 8/18/2007 09:08
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Hay Wilson in TX : 8/18/2007 11:15
- RE: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pat H : 8/18/2007 08:57
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - tkastens : 8/18/2007 09:22
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 09:50
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - wheat farmer : 8/18/2007 11:23
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 15:12
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - plowboy : 8/19/2007 00:25
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - wheat farmer : 8/19/2007 16:54
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - tkastens : 8/18/2007 16:02
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 20:48
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - peanut farmer : 8/18/2007 22:03
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - plowboy : 8/19/2007 00:30
        
        amen, plowboy! nt - cotman : 8/19/2007 00:38
      - Steve, - eddiedry : 8/18/2007 16:13
        
        eddydry - John Burns : 8/18/2007 18:41
        AMEN!!!! - RAB : 8/18/2007 22:42
        land laying out?? - dvswia : 8/19/2007 08:22
        "bto sharks" - plowboy : 8/20/2007 20:38
        
        Bingo and the prize goes to plowboy... - usafarmer : 8/21/2007 07:16
      - That sir, is about the most powerful post I ever read on NAT - Ed Winkle : 8/29/2007 12:59
- Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/18/2007 09:57
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - dixonman : 8/18/2007 12:28
    - investments - John Burns : 8/18/2007 18:56
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/18/2007 22:49
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - plowboy : 8/19/2007 00:37
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 01:51
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - plowboy : 8/19/2007 02:03
        
        Re:definitions of ego - Greg Stremel : 8/19/2007 15:07
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 16:20
        Re:definitions of ego - wheat farmer : 8/19/2007 16:59
    - PE of farming - John Burns : 8/18/2007 19:01
      - RE: PE of farming - dixonman : 8/18/2007 21:29
        
        RE: Late 80's - coup : 8/18/2007 21:48
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/18/2007 22:52
      - RE: PE of farming - tkastens : 8/18/2007 23:17
        
        RE: PE of farming - dixonman : 8/19/2007 08:42
        
        RE: PE of farming - plowboy : 8/19/2007 22:41
- RE: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Cliff SEIA : 8/18/2007 12:55
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 15:17
- Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 15:20
- Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - paul the original : 8/18/2007 16:02
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - bob freeze : 8/18/2007 17:51
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - paul the original : 8/18/2007 18:33
    - Why bigger? - John Burns : 8/18/2007 19:16
      - RE: Why bigger? - Ontrack : 8/18/2007 19:54
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - west illini : 8/18/2007 19:59
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 21:01
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - west illini : 8/18/2007 21:24
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 21:35
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - west illini : 8/18/2007 22:34
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - coup : 8/18/2007 21:37
      - RE: Why bigger? - plowboy : 8/19/2007 00:43
        
        More like 3 - John Burns : 8/22/2007 08:05
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/19/2007 09:57
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/19/2007 10:00
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 20:54
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/18/2007 22:55
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - dixonman : 8/19/2007 08:55
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 11:16
        
        Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - dixonman : 8/19/2007 12:53
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - plowboy : 8/19/2007 00:49
      - Re: and still others say.... - CRJ : 8/19/2007 07:58
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/18/2007 18:31
- How dare you tell the king he is naked..... - John Burns : 8/18/2007 18:12
- Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/18/2007 21:05
- Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/19/2007 09:45
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Jon S : 8/19/2007 09:59
- RE: Sorry Terry I meant you not Ted, don't know where I got Ted - Steve in SD : 8/19/2007 10:06
  - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - tkastens : 8/20/2007 08:18
    - Re: Thank you administrators - plowboy : 8/28/2007 21:46
      - Ditto,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - eddiedry : 8/28/2007 22:07
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - wheat farmer : 8/28/2007 22:24
    - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Steve in SD : 8/30/2007 19:11
- Rent vs own - Les NCKS : 8/19/2007 10:10
  - RE: Rent vs own - wheat farmer : 8/19/2007 17:28
    - RE: Rent vs own - duishay : 8/19/2007 17:58
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 19:35
      - RE: Rent vs own - plowboy : 8/19/2007 22:51
        
        RE: Rent vs own - wheat farmer : 8/20/2007 11:55
    - Two points................... - eddiedry : 8/19/2007 18:32
      - RE: Two points................... - rice-and-hogs : 8/19/2007 18:45
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 19:55
    - RE: Rent vs own - coup : 8/19/2007 21:07
      - Re: rent, economies of size, and government payments - Pofarmer : 8/19/2007 22:13
        
        Re: Today's Land Buyer - coup : 8/19/2007 22:50
        
        Re: Today's Land Buyer - dixonman : 8/20/2007 20:16

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