It’s cold and dark at 6 a.m., but Barry Steele is already hard at work milking.
Some people say a man cant make a living by farming. But Barry 29, is working to prove that wrong. Though his wife, Laurie, works as a clerk in the T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow most of the family’s income comes from the farm’s dairy and tobacco profits.
Barry does most of the farm work. Since the birth of their son Jarrod, 19 months ago, Laurie hasn’t had time to help much.
Barry says he loves the farm life, but hardships, such as cattle diseases and bad weather make it harder sometimes.
“If things just wouldn’t go wrong,” he said, “It would be
wonderful.”
