[AT] Sad!

[Cecil R Bearden]

Because they were Brothers in law who had never worked on the place, but 
married into the family and convinced their wives to pressure the rest 
to let them have a part of what they had not worked to build.  This 
happens all the time, so why not call them Greedy????
Dave Are you trying to start another fuss on ATIS?????

Cecil


On 11/5/2013 10:07 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
> Exactly how were any of the "family members" greedy?
> 	Dave
>
> On Nov 5, 2013, at 9:57 PM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
>> There was a  large fruit farm/orchard in this state that had been passed
>> down from Indian territory days.    I was told that in order to buy out
>> the sisters and brothers-in-law that did not want to continue the fruit
>> farm and just wanted their share of the land that was overvalued for
>> hunting and development, the land was used as collateral.  The original
>> mode of operation was   selling fruit by the bushel.  Lat er when
>> pickers were not available, they tried U-pick.  A large process plant
>> moved into town to use the fruit and make frozen pies.   The process
>> plant was bought out and outsourced outside the US and is now for sale.
>> The fruit orchards are now gone and the new owner is a large cattle
>> rancher and the local banker who had the note....
>>
>> That is how it happens.  Greedy family members.
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/5/2013 6:39 PM, David Bruce wrote:
>>> It is easy to blame others like the government and "big business" (and
>>> possibly all true) but in the end it is up to the owner/farmer to guide
>>> the ship through troubled waters.
>>>
>>> Years ago I had a boss who had a motto "If it is to be it is up to me".
>>>    I try to take that to heart every day.
>>>
>>> David
>>> NW NC
>>>
>>> On 11/5/2013 7:00 PM, Chuck Saunders wrote:
>>>> selling at a loss and trying to make it up on volume
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Mike<meulenms at gmx.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How the heck do you have debt on a farm that's been in the family since
>>>>> 1632? Mike M
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/5/2013 6:17 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>>>> See:
>>>>> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/05/after-380-plus-years-new-hampshire-family-sells-farm/
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