8/65. When the book on corn production is finished it’s decided that there should be another one, on soybeans, and I realize it is time for me to escape. I’ve had enough of the book department. Judy and I talk it over, weighing whether to head for New York or San Francisco. We decide the West might be better for the kids, and easier for us. And more interesting. I tell F&W Publishing that I’m moving to California to find work there. When he hears I’m leaving, Grant Cannon, the editor of the Farm Quarterly, says that the magazine needs a Western Editor to achieve more thorough coverage. If I want the job I can set up an office and consider the western states my territory and they'll pay for the move to San Francisco. With mixed feelings, I say I'll give it a try. |