Hoots are kinda a contradiction---they say they split colonies and buy more land to keep everybody busy---'idle hands, ...etc'---but they're plum hi tech on the ag stuff.
But when they buy a new truck, first thing they do is disconnect the radio---farm boss said it'd be nice to at least be able to listen to market reports.
Built new hog houses here a while ago----feed goes thru a tube, maybe 1 1/2 max--endless cables, little paddles. You can program every pen different, feed as many times a day as you want---and it's all just by pushing buttons--and it carrys on with that program till you change it.
Ya, they pay taxes---but i think they do it corporate. I have been in kinda a position to know some of their business----was surprised that they didn't have more cash in the till---ya, quite an operation, but if that many ag familys around here threw in togethor, most likely be quite a bit more.
Gotta admire the kids capitalism----they wus sent to town to get rid of a batch of stewing hens---50 cents a piece, give 'em away, whatever----peddled 'friers' all over town about 3 bucks a pop.....