No one will be surprised by the fact that farmer became Native rustic resident. But the townspeople happen, come to farming. They are attracted to work on themselves, living in harmony with nature. About how I became a farmer will tell today.
I come from the Astrakhan region. He graduated from the Institute in Moscow, married and remained slave 
tow in the capital engineer. When the Farming Act came out, two of my brothers came to us and began to persuade write a farming. And this meant cool to change life. I doubted for a long time. Nevertheless, they persuaded me. Promised that I would be engaged in mainly "paper" issues - contracts, accounting, accounting ...
We issued the CFC, rented a farm, took in state farm at the fattening of 300 bulls. We were then deceived (as I guessed it later): Bychkov were sold in weight, and at night before selling them were drunk by salt water. When I took calves, they had a stomach like barrels. We overpayed it decently, but what about the past to grieve ...
Two years we worked, as they say, in the sweat of the face. Themselves harvested food. Bought some technique, other cars were taken to rent. And when it was time to take by the bulls, the state farm again inflated.
The timing had to surrender the animals in October-November. We even food for the winter is not harvested. A State Farm did not take all the bulls: there is no money, then some other problem, in general, have lasted until February. Our bulls are "this time lost weight - skin and bones. As a result, we have paid with State Farm and were glad that there is no need.
After such a "debut" the brothers were told that work so no longer want, and left. I stayed because I had to return the loans.
He started 500 pigs and 25 dairy cows. Milk solder youngsters. A pork dealers selling. I thought, and it turned out that there is no profit. Going to completely give up the economy, eliminating all the pigs and the cows when he decided to cut it, it turned out that they are in calf ...
Now my farm of 20 heads of cattle: cow milking, young, cigarette butts - all black-and-white breed. Renting 17 hectares of land for haying, 40 hectares in my property. Its hectares planted with perennial grasses, clover and timothy hay. The room (1000 m) where the keep animals - the former state farm brick farm, the truth is rebuilt. Paddock is not fenced, animals roam freely.
Feed cows hay and purchased feed. Harvested hay himself, and hire workers to do so. It manages it, of course, expensive. In winter, I leave 3 tons on the head. Fodder buy one that is cheaper, it costs 8-9 rubles. / Kg.
On average my cows give a day to 20 liters of milk. Part of the milk goes to cheese, sour cream, kefir, cream. Problems with sales there in the summer when vacationers come, it's about until September. On Saturdays I go to the villages and sell their products. Have their own point of their gardeners already know well costs for goods, a liter of milk selling for 30 rubles. But through the fall, winter and spring milk desoldering bulls. It is still more profitable than to take to the dairy to 7 rubles. per liter.
With the implementation of meat from calves is more difficult: it is necessary to take it to dealers. During the time that keep the farm and learned to labor in cows to make, and calves to grow and heal. I think youngsters need to take immediately after birth from a cow. Initially I tried to leave the calves to suckling, but it turned out that the baby then it is impossible to wean from it. Now I desoldering calves by hand to about a year.
I try to organize the whole cycle so that the hotels pass in winter. Then by the summer and calves will grow up, and there are still milk from the cows - for sale. To feed, I teach the young gradually, starting with the manna porridge, Hercules, and then I give feed. I fog it dry, sometimes I add bran.
In the area we have a veterinary service. In the spring and autumn, experts take blood from cows for analysis. But the challenge of the branch is worth 1000 rubles, so I had to learn and cows from mastitis to treat.
In the farm we work in the threesome: I and two assistants. Now they talk a lot about unemployment in the country. However, it is very difficult to find workers even for the season.
Generally, life in farmers Not sugar. Small farms are usually not profitable. My economy itself barely pays for itself, and this is without taking into account the costs of updating techniques, other expenses. You have to think about whether it can be made more profitable. Now the demand for summer holidays in the village is growing. Therefore, I decided to try to engage in ecotourism, organize, for example, paid fishing. Reflecting where and how to build small new buildings or donate secondary housing, I'm going to dig a pond.
If talk about farming widely, In my opinion, its development is inhibited due to the fact that farmers are scattered. We have no farms association in the area. I am sure if it existed, the authorities and trade and processing enterprises would have to be considered with us. I hope, with time, farmers will still be able to unite, then it will be more ...
I often ask me: Do I regret what I moved to the village, changed the profession? Apply to this account, admit, I do not like. I will only say that feeling the owner on your land with all the difficulties of farmer life is expensive.
Men's hammer! Good luck to you!