I can remember back when people had a family on 40 acres. They probably had 20 acres of corn and had big gardens. When my mother went to school up here,  they lived on the 40 acres just around the corner there. They couldn't have had a cash flow of $200 a year, but they raised big families on 40 acres. From today's perspective, times might seem to have been simpler then, but simple or not, nothing came easy. Days were filled with backbreaking, physical labor, and everyday chores were accomplished without the help of modern conveniences. It was a time when things moved more slowly, a time when roles were more clearly defined.  It was a time when families worked together and they played together.