posted 6 years ago
So I am not trying to be cheap per se. I have been looking at land in east Texas. I want acreage. I would like 40-70 acres but that's like a half a mil or less, whereas 20 and under is about 100K. So I need help figuring out how much I need. Farm wise. I want to plant a "Canning" orchard. I have been told 2 trees per person of what you want. Like Peaches, Apples, etc. The same with nuts. So maybe 40-50 trees. My son insists on animals, so a couple horses, a couple cows named Stew and Steak. A herd of goats, a few sheep. A couple coops. And if I have to dig one a .25 acre or larger pond. I plan on cutting silage for the animals during the winter.
So the math I have is 1 acre per large animal (Horse, Cow) so there is 4. I can get I ton of silage per acre. So cutting silage can feed them during winter. A cow needs 1 ton which will last 90 days. 4 cuttings from spring to fall. So 4 tons per cut acre. What am I missing?
So brethren. What is my minimum and maximum. I just want to be self reliant.
Sean