Featherman Equipment Co.
PO Box 62
Jamesport, MO 64648
(660) 684-6035
info@featherman.net
David Schafer
Founder
Amanda Riley
Office Manager
Abe Kurtz
Shop Manager
"Before another day goes by I had to write and let you know I love the
Featherman PRO. WOW! Thank you for providing a small farm a professional product
to ease the hard job of processing chicken..." Read
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Just The Greatest Life
Here's what others had to say!
"Just the Greatest Life is a pure, inspiring treasure. I am happy to report that America's answer to James Herriot is alive and well in Missouri. I read it beginning to end the way one reads a Tom Clancy novel. It shows us all that it's all still possible; living a simpler, lighter life on the land. Schafer captures the essence of a life gone real." Peter Fossel, former editor, The Country Journal
"What a pleasure! The writing is excellent. The stories are wonderful. The style of using personal experiences as vehicles to convey a larger message is most effective. This book should be read by every commercial farmer in the country as well as those who have little contact with the countryside. It is one of the best explanations of what is happening in technical agriculture that I have seen and at the same time, a heart-warming sharing of experiences."
Larry Harper, editor emeritus, Missouri Ruralist
"Schafer captures the exuberance of newly discovering the culture of agri-culture and the satisfaction of a better way. Warm fuzzies for anyone who loves the rural landscape."
Joel Salatin, author of You Can Farm
"Schafer shows that farmers can reap a lifestyle rich in intimate and satisfying relationships with people, animals and the land."
Craig Cramer, former editor, New Farm
"Schafer writes very well... the telling is engaging, lively and well-shaped."
Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of Farm
“I read it on my horse all the way home…I laughed, I cried, I was late for work.”
Patti Gillham, neighbor and former mayor of Jamesport
“What a delightful book! David, if you haven’t considered writing as an alternative income, you should. We feel you have the potential of becoming the James Herriot of the new millennium.”
Sharon & Neal Brewer, Flemington, Mo
“Marvelous book! I plan on making a gift of it to family and friends. Congratulations on your lovely life and book.”
Helen Nauts, New York, NY
“I had goosebumps and tears pouring uncontrollably from my heart.”
Mylissa Stutesman, Lathrop, Mo
“I read your whole book on one airplane trip.”
Jim Sorenson, Kansas City, Mo
“My eighty-four year old mother in Washington read it in one sitting. She’s an avid reader and that’s the first time she’s ever done that.”
Diana Wascher, Jamesport, Mo
“Harold read it till his eyes made him quit for a while…”
Faye Peery, Trenton, Mo
“I was really struck with the similarity of James Herriot’s writing style…I gave it a ‘rush’ read.”
Kathy Dice, Red Fern Farm, Wapello, Ia
"I love the book – couldn’t wait to get home to read.”
Randy Metzler, Kansas City, Mo
“What a wonderful book.”
Candace and Mark Sprout, Lawrence, Ks
“Love the book.”
Gail Andrews, Ithaca, NY
“Dear David & Alice,
I just finished David’s book – it does sound like just the greatest life! I’ve appreciated your search for simplicity, your love of the land, and your respect for the animals in your care.
Thanks for a wonderful read!”
Sara Brummitt Allen, Oconomowac, Wi
“Hello! I need one of your books, please. And could you send me some fairy dust from your farm as a good-luck charm, maybe? Thank you for the inspiration….”
Nancy Willoughby, Newport, Wa
“David’s book arrived on a day we were headed for an appointment in Columbia. I read out loud to Don all the way there and back, and finished it before going to sleep that night. What a great read!
The stories were so revealing and so much fun. But mostly they left me in awe of the level of appreciation and “positive expectation” (your words) you have attained…and found it so refreshing to be exposed to the idea that less is more. May you and Alice always consider your life, the greatest,”
Norma & Don Rutter, Warrensburg, Mo
“Nay to those that say you’re the second James Herriot. Rather you’re the first David Schafer!”
Steve Bush, San Pedro, Ca
“I want one of every book you write.”
Dora Davidson, Trenton, Mo
“Chicken Soup for the Farmer’s Soul. You’ll want to read it again and again.”
John and Debbie Burns, Bells, Tx
“I would like to order a copy of your book “Just the Greatest Life” …I loved the article in Mother Earth about your farm and your experience with its evolution. Thank you so much for showing the rest of us how you did it! I’m sure it will help each of us to build our own great life.”
Deanne Dale, Los Angeles, Ca