02319cam a2200337 4500 1261950249 TxAuBib 121203s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012288726 9780692004333 0692004335 (OCoLC)658055515 VTU VTU GCB VTT NRU DLC TxAuBib Bellerose, George. Forty-six years of pretty straight going : the life of a family dairy farm : the Wyman Farm, Weybridge, Vermont / George Bellerose. Wyman Farm, Weybridge, Vermont. Middlebury, Vt. : Vermont Folklife Center, 2010. 233 p. : ill. ; 22 x 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222). In 1790, about 90% of Vermonters lived on and earned at least part of their livelihood from farming. In 2009, about 1% of the state's population lived on Vermont's 1,050 dairy farms. As historians have noted, America was born in the country and has moved to the city. By our breakfast, dairy farmers have put in half a day's work. By noon, many have logged an eight-hour day. By nightfall, they have often added another eight-hour day. Given the long hours, the toll on the body, and the scant economic returns, why would anyone want to be a family farmer today? Forty-Six Years, in documenting the farming lives of Larry and Grayson Wyman and their Weybridge farm, addresses that question. Farming, the Wymans would answer, is for those who value the rhythm and routine of the seasons and the diversity of each day's challenges, for those who accept that farming is a difficult way to make a living but steadfastly believe that it can be a fulfilling way of life. -- taken from back cover. Bellerose, George Childhood and youth. Bellerose, George Family. Wyman Farm (Weybridge, Vt) History. Dairy farms Vermont Weybridge History. Family farms Vermont Weybridge History. Farm life Vermont Weybridge History. Farmers Vermont Biography. Weybridge (Vt) History, Local. Weybridge (Vt) Social life and customs. Vermont Folklife Center.