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Cheers Piri
The Uk farming system favoured the aristocracy and the upper classes and I guess that's why the word peasant was used to describe the downtrodden people who worked on them'.
The problem with farm profitability in NZ can often be related directly to scale because the small farm size has for many farmers become unprofitable, as corporate farm ownership replaces small family farm ownership. Your farms in the UK had a history that favoured the upper-class more, whereas in New Zealand it was a bit different as many farms during the 1800's here were broken in on cheap land that made it more accessible for the working classes to buy.  The British Aristocracy and upper-class only had a small influence on our farming industry. During World War I (1914-1918) the New Zealand Government decreed that soldiers returning from overseas service would be given the opportunity to settle on farms of their own, specially purchased and developed for that purpose. The Government could assist the successful applicant to clear scrub, dig drains, erect buildings, purchase implements, stock, seed etc., with these costs being secured by a first mortgage. Title to the property was usually granted as leasehold with the right to freehold later. The successful applicant had to remain on the farm for ten years. If there was more than one applicant for a property, a ballot was held. Many of today's surviving family farms came into the family after a man's war service but not all. Most of my friends who now live in the city after being raised on a farm, families no longer own the farms as often those in my generation didn’t want to work on the family farm. Most of my friends who came to farming working for owners found that owners treated them well and often they became accepted as adopted members of the family.

Belated Merry Christmas to you all on Chordie and I wish you all a happy and prosperous 2023.     

Jan and Richard thank you for your encouraging words and advice,
Richard your guitar and backing vocal worked good with the lady lead vocal.     

Grah I enjoyed the lighthearted sarcasm of that song. Farmers all around the world are getting a bad deal from the world powers who run everything. 
No need to apologies about the reference to NZ lamb your Supermarket's do alright out of NZ lamb but your farmers and our farmers and the shoppers are missing out due to the way it is all controlled. Around 95 percent of New Zealand's sheep meat and 87 percent of beef is exported, and what's left behind for locals here in NZ is being sold at an inflated rate. I do know your farmers and our farmers don’t get the payouts that the middle people get.  In the murky world of international trade over in Britain the NZ lamb is cheaper than what we can buy it here in Kiwi land.     

EB, your genetic condition most probably helped fertilize and water a few shrubs until you were diagnosed and got the right meds. My grandad at nighttime use to under the cover of darkness use his bladder to fertilize and water his Lemon trees claiming it was good for them.  My Nan was never sold on Grandpas gardening technique.     

RIP, Boiled Water you will be mist.

Cheers  Brian,

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Did you know if you say beer can with an English accent, it comes out as bacon in a Jamaican accent. Go on, try it. Maybe I could write a reggae song titled “No Beer Can I Cry.”

Here is my short contribution for this month song as my arthritic fingers struggle to move when I play guitar nowadays. Just poorly recorded on my cellphone but hopefully it entertains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWr-E3-1rxQ     

Good song Jim.     

Jeff I can imagine sitting out on the prairie around a campfire at night after a day in the saddle rounding up cattle hearing you sing and play that song.. It works real good, lyrics and guitar.     

Good one Richard and also a good round of applause from the crowd. It's good when the punters stop talking and take time to have a listen.     

Good one Zurf, Gold Tone have a beautiful tone to me just as good as a standup bass and less bulky to carry around. Though I often wonder why people would buy the 23 instead of the 25.