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Soon thereafter Mr. Bot entered into an oral agreement to lease
the farmland from Mrs. Bot. When petitioners entered into this
oral agreement, petitioners expected that Mrs. Bot would perform
the duties she had been performing in the farming operations.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Bot began farming, Mrs. Bot has provided
general farming services to the endeavor. This includes raising
livestock, farrowing, nursing, cleaning and moving pigs,
operating machinery in the farm yard and in field work, and
harvesting and bailing crops, on the farm. She drives a tractor
mowing, moving snow, and dragging a disk. She also drives the
bailer tractor. Mrs. Bot hauls grain to the bins during the
wheat harvest. She drives to town to pick up parts and supplies.
Mrs. Bot did not participate in planting, weeding, or spraying
crops. Mrs. Bot worked on the farm approximately 1,862 hours per
year.
In 1992, Mrs. Bot entered into a purported Employment
Agreement (Agreement) with Mr. Bot. The Agreement said Mrs. Bot
was to perform various farming services, including raising
livestock, operating machinery, and picking up supplies. In
essence, the Agreement memorialized almost the same duties that
Mrs. Bot had been performing since Mr. and Mrs. Bot began farming
together. The Agreement also said Mrs. Bot could participate in
her husband's medical insurance and medical reimbursement plans.
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