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One has to consider the cost of beef these days too. I'll admit I'm a relative noob to farming and raising cattle, but if I did get a cow obviously it would have to give birth in order to provide milk. The offspring then become steak at some point. With t-bones worth $27 a pair, I think it would be economical in the long term. My oldest is only 5 and we are using over a gallon of milk per day. I can only see that number increasing.
I currently have a little over 9 acres. 3-4 are already seeded for pasture. All I need is a fence and some work done to the barn, and off we go. Well sort-of, need a trailer to transport hay/feed, a pump for drinking water from my ponds, a bigger tractor to handle bails ......
Hmmm sounds like an adventure.
I currently have a little over 9 acres. 3-4 are already seeded for pasture. All I need is a fence and some work done to the barn, and off we go. Well sort-of, need a trailer to transport hay/feed, a pump for drinking water from my ponds, a bigger tractor to handle bails ......
Hmmm sounds like an adventure.
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Electric fence is cheap and fast to do, just have to keep a close eye on it and preferably it`s in an area where isn`t alot of traffic.
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Originally Posted by Fomoko1
Pass `em on to me, I`ve still got afew of last years hay bales left.
Around here there are some still in the fields and lots in the stacks in the yards.
Around here there are some still in the fields and lots in the stacks in the yards.
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Originally Posted by Fomoko1
Pass `em on to me, I`ve still got afew of last years hay bales left.
Around here there are some still in the fields and lots in the stacks in the yards.
Around here there are some still in the fields and lots in the stacks in the yards.
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Only afew squares left now that the horse owner didn`t want.
Last fall I could buy some nice 1,100/1,150 lb hay/alfalfa bales for $20 each close by. I don`t know if there is any left.
Last fall I could buy some nice 1,100/1,150 lb hay/alfalfa bales for $20 each close by. I don`t know if there is any left.
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Supply and demand as usual.
Last two years there has been tons of hay around here and some left over after winter, alot of hay land had been seeded around here.
Last two years there has been tons of hay around here and some left over after winter, alot of hay land had been seeded around here.
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I like the small bales for the handling and being able to stack them in a small area. There are still people who like to use square bales. Just the rounds make it easy for large operations, but small acreage owners or soemone with maybe two horses it a pain. You have to have a tractor big enough to move the round bales, now the new ones that are big giant square bale. Just a small bale by 100x's
