Janice E. Harding v. James L. Harding

The husband, Jamie Harding, appeals from a divorce decree ordering an even division of marital property and from the Form
14 child support figure of $520 a month to the wife with custody of the two minor children. The facts Jamie and Janice were married in 1980, and two children were born of the marriage who are now five and three. Janice
and Jamie began sleeping in separate bedrooms in October, 1989, and Janice moved from the home in February, 1990. Janice has
an annual salary of $21,372 as a school librarian. Jamie has an annual salary of $10,585 from two part time jobs at hourly
wages, and also spends about 40 hours a month raising cattle. The parties started the cattle operation in 1982, on land rented
from Jamie's father, and built their herd to 73 cows by holding back heifers until 1985 or 1986. The court found Jamie's farm
income to be $16,000 a year. The farming income per year was: