Forty-six years of pretty straight going
Subtitle: the life of a family dairy farm : the Wyman Farm, Weybridge, Vermont
By: George Bellerose
Contributors: Vermont Folklife Center
Publisher: Vermont Folklife Center
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Middlebury, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780692004333
Subjects: Social life and customs; Family farms; Dairy farms; Family; Farmers; Local History; Wyman Farm (Weybridge, Vt.); Farm life; Childhood and youth; Biography; History
Other titles: Wyman Farm, Weybridge, Vermont
Description: In 1790, about 90% of Vermonters lived on and earned at least part of their livelihood from farming. In 2009, about 1% of the state's population lived on Vermont's 1,050 dairy farms.  As historians have noted, America was born in the country and has moved to the city. By our breakfast, dairy farmers have put in half a day's work. By noon, many have logged an eight-hour day. By nightfall, they have often added another eight-hour day. Given the long hours, the toll on the body, and the scant economic returns, why would anyone want to be a family farmer today? Forty-Six Years, in documenting the farming lives of Larry and Grayson Wyman and their Weybridge farm, addresses that question. Farming, the Wymans would answer, is for those who value the rhythm and routine of the seasons and the diversity of each day's challenges, for those who accept that farming is a difficult way to make a living but steadfastly believe that it can be a fulfilling way of life. -- taken from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222).