Community and Neighbors

A farming community is a close knit group of people. People are willing to lend their neighbors or fellow farmers a helping hand whenever they can. Business between two farmers is most commonly known as "doing a favor" for someone else. Farmers need each other's support, as a result, their communities are very close. Everybody knows each other.

"A good neighbor...someone who is is friendly and they share. They share with you, both the good and the bad. That's about the only way I can think to describe it. If you can't pay that neighbor back- pass it on and help another neighbor."Gary Bebout

How are farmers' relationships with their neighbors similiar or different from yours?

Scenario: Tommy Renyolds is a sheep farmer with a couple of acres for grain farming. He also works part time at Cooper Unions, a factory. He works at Cooper Unions so he can keep his land and continue farming. Here is a list of things he has to do for the next ten days. How is he going to organize himself and get everything done? That is your mission!

Organize Tommy's life for the next two days in a chart or cluster.




• He can not do all the work all by himself. He will need helpers.
• Once you find helpers, hire them and organize them into Tommy's schedule.
• He can only afford two helpers and the pay is approximately $5.75 per hour.

CHORES Feed and water the sheep. Seperate those sheep who need more feed, and those ready for market. Shearing Medical vaccinations Work at Cooper Unions (8-4PM) Grain Balance bills Check for any sick sheep Place some sheep outside for grazing Haul sheep to Producer's Livestock (animal auction house) Check the corn/grain if ready to be harvested Fix farm combine- (oil, gas, tire pressure)

POSSIBLE ASSISTANTS Sheep Shearer Younger Child Hauler-Trucker Grain Disperser Banker Veterinarian