1) Is a productive farm business always the most essential aim of a farmer? 2) What three reasons for inefficient capital use on farms were mentioned in the
text?
3) At what age do farmers typically reach an optimum size of their business? Why?
4) What does the problem of transferring a business from one generation to the next
consist in?
Some of the inefficiency in the use of capital is believed to be due to more basic
troubles.
Some farmers may not be capable of using additional capital profitably. Others may
not be interested in having a more productive farm business. Their aims in life provide strong enough disincentives to farm expansion. In such cases additional capital is not necessary.
Still another reason for the inefficient use of capital has been found to be associated
with the life cycle of the farm family. Traditionally, farms had to be financed every
generation. The young man to start farming had to begin with a rather small operation. His business was supposed to grow as he was able to reinvest his returns and borrow additional funds. Often the demands of his family for living expenditures were too high to make any profitable investment in his business. After his children had grown up, it became
possible for his farm to approach an optimum size. It continued to grow for a period but decline was inevitable due to increasing age of the operator.
Much attention has been given to the problem of transferring farms from one
generation to the next. Often there existed several heirs, which resulted in fragmenting efficient farm businesses. Even if the land was passed to a son, he had to acquire the necessary capital in order to buy livestock and provide for the living of his family. As a result, no considerable investment in farm business was made. In other cases the young farmer spent several years buying out other heirs.
There is great difference among farms in solving the transfer problem. The fact
remains, however, that at any time, some farms are on their way up and some on the way down. Economists believe capital productivity in agriculture to depend on this fact.
There are a lot of professions
And they are important to all of us:
Doctor, teacher, plumber, Professor,
Engineer, acrobat and working.
All professions are very different-
It is difficult to make a choice sometimes.
Interesting and dangerous
Can become someone else's fate.
Everyone in the school years thinking about his future. About who he will become. The choice of profession is not easy. There are a lot of different professions. Engineers and doctors, cooks and waiters, builders and sellers. All they really need people, each important in its own way.
But there is another profession, without which it can not do in the life of any one person. This, of course, teacher! And I like this profession. Teachers are the main guides in life. School is our second home and our second family.
When I was smaller, I used to play in school. Seedlings all their toys in front of him, I gave them notebooks, pens and pencils. And she was their teacher and dictated what to write. In my hand was the pointer, and on the shoulders of my mother's stole (for importance). Often arranged dictations parents and asked them specially to make mistakes. I liked to correct them, to grade and sign.
The teacher is a very difficult profession. He should be kind, fair, hardy. Shall transmit to the students all their knowledge. The teacher teaches us not only to count, read and write. Not only to determine the case of nouns and fill in the missing letters. It teaches courtesy, respect, kindness, fairness, honesty and integrity. Teaches us to become human! It is very hard work and requires constant effort and perseverance. Not everyone can become a good teacher. The only one who loves children will achieve success and respect. Of course, each of us has a teacher who will support in difficult minute, will understand and help them believe in their strength.
I dream of becoming such a teacher! And I will always strive for this!