Hi Marjorie
Whereabouts are you located? How many paddocks and what size are they? The reason I ask is that, although fairly new on here, I have seen reading through the archives that this is quite a common theme. As farmers are getting larger and larger eqpt for their own use, they are less willing to take on the smaller work.
Is there another smallholder near you that can help for a reasonable fee?
I do work for a couple of others in my area (fencing, mowing etc) (mid Hants) for a nominal fee (i.e. to cover off the fuel, insurance etc plus a bit for beer money). I also work on the barter system - got a fencing job for this autumn where the payment was the other party looked after my yard when I was away at carriage driving events over the summer.
Chris