In a message dated 1/25/03 3:54:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >"I'm also reminded that, like one friend of mine, >people who work in small towns often buy an old farm >house and live in it, while contracting out to some >neighbor or farming friend to do a little bit of >farming on the land the buyer doesn't use for >residential purposes." > >Is that what they call "gentleman farming"?
Well my friend generally acted like a gentleman, but he also spends most of his time on the verge of bankruptcy, so he probably doesn't qualify as a gentleman farmer. Sam Donaldson, on the other hand, who often acts in an ungentlemanly manner, collects substantial federal mohair subsidies, and therefore might be considered a gentleman farmer. DBL
