Sad story

[Patrick]

Many of you probably have already heard about it, about the dairy farmer who killed his cows then self. Can't imagine what the guy was going through. I suppose in some ways we're lucky that the small family farm poultry industry died years ago.

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/01/23/news/doc4b5a8594d27e5066242281.txt

[Altair]

Yeah that's nuts. My thoughts go out to his family who're left to pick up the pieces.

[kenmisk]

Yes it is sad. I live near Lancaster Pa. and hear all the time about how terrible dairy farming is, in the local farm paper. It is ashame when you cannot make an honest living, while providing the public with very essential food. And to make it worse, the price of milk in the stores is going higher and higher. So you know that they are getting the short end. Pa. does allow them to sell their milk from the farm raw, with a permit. Maryland will not allow any of that and that makes it really hard on the farmers.

ken

[prairiechicken]

As someone who's in the dairy business, let me say, this lousy price has hurt the factory farmer more than the little farmer. The factory farmer has to buy all their feed and they've borrowed small fortunes to keep the cows fed. The little guy has never made money anyhow, so he's used to it. :)

Anyway, the price is up now!

Sad, I read in Dairystar about the guy who took his life plus killed his best cows. Sad. Selfish. Suicide is a selfish act as they've given no thought to the poor people left behind to pick up the pieces and live with the shame.

[snipe67]

I think the dairy farmer has a major depression and have a big problem so ge killed cows and also himself.

[Steve]

A few persons are saying that it is due to economic crisis and some are saying that was a insane person.It is not a way if he was suffering from crisis then he must discussed with friends .Its really tragic.
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[rayhusten]

I think the farmers do not have much income so that they could feed their cows. And this really sound sad to me.


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[Angela]

It's very hard out there right now.
Not just for the dairy farmers, but anyone raising livestock. Last fall, I was offered 16 bottle calves for free....the owner did not have the where-withal, or desire to feed them. Unfortunately, neither did I. In this area, you can't give a horse away....and you better check your trailer when you leave the livestock auction....you could have some strays. I would like to run more beef, but can't afford to feed them. Even the cost of poultry grains have required me to really cut back on my birds.
I can almost understand his despiration. Most dairy farms here, have been owned for generations. There is a large on that backs up to my property. It's a century farm (been operated for over a century). They've been in trouble recently and lost a parcel of land for a judgement. They've also liquidated half of their herd. A very sad state of affairs. Makes me really count my blessings

Angela

[hazelbates98]

It's very tragic. I feel sorry for that guy. Maybe he carries a lot of burden and very much depressed. I think we have to pray for his soul.

[Mary]

Don't think badly of a person until you have walked a mile in their moccasins. One has no concept of the depression or what ever was riding him. Having been married to someone who suffered severe depression I know we can't begin to imagine what they are going through.

Yes, it is sad for the family and for the poor animals. I think it is a sign of how bad times are for lots of people. We just have our own unique way of responding to them. May God have pity on his eternal soul.