Around here, they come to work in tobacco. Hard work, long hours. The ones that do well in tobacco have no trouble getting pulled into other jobs that are more permanent, long duration. The few lazy ones eventually drift off to somewhere else. One of my best friends came 35 years ago to work tobacco. Now, he and his wife could work 7 days a week if they wanted. Everyone wants them on their crew. He works primarily with a third generation barn builder. A couple other farmers have "standing work" to keep his spare time filled when he is not building barns... When they purchased their home, they took out a 30 year loan and then payed it off in 7 years. All three of their grown children are productive members of society as well...
