Posted 3/1/2009 18:15 (#627820 - in reply to #627722) Subject: Re: Buying Your First Farm
I bought my first farm, 160 acres, when I was 24 years old in 1956. I borrowed one half of the purchase price from my Dad and one half from the Met. Life Ins. Co. Since then, I have acquired another 13 quarters from $210 to $5700 an acre.