I was in the service with a dairy farmers son. He said his parents had never taken a vacation. Ever.
He wasn’t going back either.
Once a cow is a “milking cow” it has to be milked twice a day. 365 days a year. Can’t miss a “milk” or they’ll soon stop producing.
As a 13 year old, I worked on the neighbors farm. I helped bale hay all day (10 hours) and at the end the farmer paid me.
Two quarters.
It was that day I knew - there’s no way I’m gonna be a farmer!
God bless them all. They’re some hard working people!