After high school, I had two jobs. I was earning money to attend Utah State University. I had a job at Pleasant Grove Canning Company. I worked from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. When I got home, I slept for two hours. At 8 am I would go about five miles to American Fork. I worked at a turkey plant from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. I did that a full summer. We even found time to get into trouble in between, even with that little sleep.
I went to Utah State University in the fall of 1957. I majored in agriculture. However, it was mostly just taking general courses.
The second summer after high school, I worked for a man who was building a barn for a Shetland pony auction. They held the first Shetland pony auction in September of 1958. They had ponies come from as far West as Hawaii and as far East as Oklahoma. The top pony in the sale was a stallion that sold for $4500. After that summer work, I went on a two year LDS mission for my church in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia. It was the best two years of my life until I got married.
