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Now time for the story.

There are over 2 million farms in America, just under 900 million acres of farmland.

Most people only think about farms when they drive through the countryside and see the

rows of crops.

But even then, there's no real thought as to the amount of work it takes to grow those

crops.

I'm proud to be a farmer.

I come from a long line of families who have made their living working off the land.

But it's a hard life.

And, necessarily, a life that many people associate with a bygone era.

A time when most Americans lived in the country, instead of in the cities.

In fact, many people find it surprising that there are families like mine still living

the old ways in America.

If they only knew the truth, were it not for the flat screen television in our homes,

the small phones we carry around and the laptops we use to communicate with the world, you

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