‘Being able to be the master of your own stuff, to open it up and take a look and take care of it, answers to a very basic human need.’ MATTHEW CRAWFORD, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work Like any farmer, Guy miLLs Jr. has had his share of equipment trouble. In the past, Mills, who grows corn, soybean and alfalfa on his 3,810-acre farm in Ansley, Neb., would have fixed his machinery himself. But like so many essential tools, Mills’ equipment has become so technologically complex that he needs outside help when it breaks down. Unfortunately for him, that help can eat up time and money, both of which have been in short supply.
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