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Silas Kirkwood

Silas services his own tractor and sells produce at the same farmers market every Saturday, which means his writing about equipment and pricing has to survive contact with an actual ledger. He is blunt about what does not pay for itself.

Equipment and farm income writer, page 8 of 9

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Why Wholesale Rarely Pays for a Small Farm

A wholesale buyer offered to take my entire lettuce harvest three seasons ago, every week, at a price that looked reasonable on...

Silas KirkwoodSep 15, 20264 min read
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Buying a Used Tractor Without an Inspector

The quote for a pre-purchase inspection on a used tractor I was eyeing a few years back came in higher than I wanted to spend...

Silas KirkwoodSep 15, 20264 min read
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The Maintenance Log That Actually Gets Used

I bought a leather bound maintenance journal eight years ago, the kind with printed columns for date, hours, and service...

Silas KirkwoodSep 15, 20264 min read