A piece of land is worth as much as the person farming it.
-Le Livre du Colon, 1902
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Rolf Olsson wrote:I had started with two small calfes.They are social animals and want company.Do not worry about the meat.Leave it to a good butcher and get it packed,inform your friends at Facebook and you wished you had more meat to sell.It is vey popular with meat produced close to the consumers.
When you have your calves,cuddle them and they will love you all their lives,almost like a dog.Green grass is the best fence.Electricity will be good and train them two or three times to the electric fence and they never touch it again.
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Travis Johnson wrote:Oh...one more important point.
I mentioned fencing...NOT NEEDED!
Cows cannot chew through rope, so on many of my cows, before I got fencing for my sheep, I would just tether them out.
I made a metal plate that had to plates welded to it at angles, then a eye pad that swiveled at the top. I would just bury this metal plate in a shallow hole, attach a 50 foot rope to it, and then to the cow. As it neared the end of the rope, it would pull on the metal plate causing it to dig harder into the ground, yet the swivel kept the cow from winding up its rope. I never had any problems, and as the cow grazed down all the grass. I would just dig a new hole, bury the plate, and then have him graze that down. I had to move it every week, but that was not so bad. Just be sure to place the water bucket where the cow can drink, yet not within the circle so it would ensnare the rope. It will likely knock it over anyway.
A welding shop could make the swiveling deadman for about $20.
In the end it would be very cheap to graze a single cow. Just be sue to always check on the cow once per day for water needs, and amount of feed it is grazing on.
thomas rubino wrote:Hey Nick;
What we call "small" square bales around here weigh #60-80 each.
Lets hope your referring to the "larger, small" square bales... If not , then even a pickup load of hay is very valuable!
Nick Kitchener wrote:
thomas rubino wrote:Hey Nick;
What we call "small" square bales around here weigh #60-80 each.
Lets hope your referring to the "larger, small" square bales... If not , then even a pickup load of hay is very valuable!
I'm not actually sure. The article I read talked about the average price they usually go for is $5-$6 if that is useful to you. Either way it represents a tenfold increase in feed prices. Granted, it's a localized situation as far as I know, and people are probably already moving to fill the supply void.
How big of a problem this is exactly yet to be determined (30 million acres of corn not planted for starters) but if you happen to live in an area where there is plenty of feed, it could be a good time to build out your herds.
A piece of land is worth as much as the person farming it.
-Le Livre du Colon, 1902