I grew up on a farm, I'm one of 4 kids. My brother is now a farmer, and my brother-in-law took over my dad's operation. But really, only two could stay on, th

I grew up on a farm, I'm one of 4 kids. My brother is now a farmer, and my brother-in-law took over my dad's operation. But really, only two could stay on, the rest of us had to find our own way, as the pie is only so big. Same for small farm towns, there is a normal attrition, where most of your best-and-brightest kids leave town and don't return. The rest stick around. Some become farmers, most other become supporting staff (mechanics, truckers, feed sales, etc) for the various farming operations. So the towns don't grow much, if at all.