Tom T. Hall - Who's Gonna Feed Them Hogs

CPT Scott Sharon while in the hospital my concern was for my dog. never had any barn yard animals

We had just about every farm animal you can think of. However, the biggest job was milking and feeding the cows then cleaning up. That had to be done twice per day 365 days per year. No weekends or holidays off.

CPT Scott Sharon - When my father retired from the Army I was at that age of making my own way. I hung around long enough to help build the house and then left for the army myself. I always spent my leave clearing land or digging post holes or whatever the project was next.

Farm work was really hard work. Our cash crop was tobacco, the nastiest plant on earth, and I hated working in it but some of the jobs were actually fun. However, I left home (and the farm) as soon as I graduated from high school at 17 and never wanted to return.
I carried a gun around and started hunting before I was 10 years old. I was a sharpshooter before I entered the Army. My background made the Army very easy for me. I was like a mix between Gomer Pyle and Daniel Boone in the Army and I really enjoyed it.