FARMING IS EASY
In fact, farming is extremely
complicated. A farmer working a diversified farm has to be a highly
skilled generalist with specific, situation-relevant knowledge from a
dozen different fields,
from botany to mechanics to veterinary medicine to chemistry to
entomology. What's more, a real mistake (or for that matter a late
frost) can spell disaster: a ruined crop can't be fixed, and can't be
replaced until the next year. There can be long stretches of
leisure time, but this is because you can't speed up either the
plants or the animals, or the seasons. (And farmers who can often do
odd jobs during those stretches, to eke out the necessary money.)
The historical farmer didn't have it any easier; driving a tractor
is in fact considerably simpler than getting a mule to do exactly
what you want it to.
And that unskilled labor like hoeing and picking? Yes, any newbie can do that. If a farmer is willing to pay them the same rate as experienced people who can do the work five to ten times faster.
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