[AT] Sad!

[David Rotigel]

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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