. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Farming and stress According to a recent study, farm ownership ranks among the top 10 stress-related jobs. No great surprise here, perhaps. Farmers have to deal with so many variables—weather, fluctuating prices, labor, equipment breakdowns, planting, cultivating, harvesting, insects and animals, vandals, marketing, bookkeeping, government rules and regulations, etc., etc., etc.—that stress is likely to be a regular companion. On the other hand, at least in this writer's experience, farmers (cranberry growers included, of course) a
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Farming and stress According to a recent study, farm ownership ranks among the top 10 stress-related jobs. No great surprise here, perhaps. Farmers have to deal with so many variables—weather, fluctuating prices, labor, equipment breakdowns, planting, cultivating, harvesting, insects and animals, vandals, marketing, bookkeeping, government rules and regulations, etc., etc., etc.—that stress is likely to be a regular companion. On the other hand, at least in this writer's experience, farmers (cranberry growers included, of course) appear to be pretty happy and content with their lot. They seem pleased with their independence and relish coping with daily challenges. (Unlike air traffic controllers, farmers don't have nice, fat, tax free disability pensions to fall back on if they bawl loudly enough about stress. iiMUHMiiiiHMHiiiuhiniiiiiiiiiMniMnMMiininiiiiiiiiuiiniimiiiiMiMiiniuiiiiunniniuujniiiuiuiiumniuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiii CRANBERRY GROWERS! REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cran- berry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 88S-1288 CRANBERRIES D. A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, V^ Mile West of Rt. 24 Miiaiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I mill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii iiiiiiini iiiiiiii iiiiiiiifi THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MA GA ZINE VOLUME 45-NO. 10 October 1981 ) Send correspondence to: Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 Phone: (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS—Dr. Chester F. Cross, Director, Massachusetts Cran- berr
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