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I had a tractor. I bought my mower for $500, my rake for $250, and my round baler for $800. I have made 43 round bales in the last three weeks, the first we have weather for it. Like someone above, neighbors ask me to make hay on their land, and take it all, free. I wish I had more time. It...

I was thinking a known calving ease Angus sire instead of an unknown sale barn bull that looks like a Hereford to me. Am I wrong? I have a week to decide on semen. The AI tech who is also a dairy man seemed to think the Angus he had is a no brainer. I have time, so set me straight if I am very...

I agree on the pigs. We milk one Jersey. She gives 8 gallons a day. The calf gets two gallons. We keep some as needed. 4 pigs get the rest. Its cheap gain for the pigs. We bought the pigs 4/26/17 for$27.50 each. They were about 20 pounds each. They are now around 80 pounds each. In barely over 2...

My AI guy is coming to start synchronized AI on our milk cow. We will definately lute rhe little black heifer. I handled her a lot this weekend, she is tiny. We are debating using Angus or Jersey on her. What traits make you think Fleckvieh? In my mind, anything with that coloration is hereford.

I do owe him some favors. He has been a good neighbor and friend. My farming is far ahead of where it would be without him. The first few years of farming here, I lived 1.5 hours away. He looked after my horses, then cows, for a couple years. That saved me a few disasters, I am sure. Its the...

Playing with the water tank was an hour after he got here. He settled down a lot. Nothing aggressive, but I moved the herd away from the house. I have a lot of little kids that I don't trust him with. I also think I might Lute the little black heifer. She is Dexter/Jersey. I didn't realize how...

My neighbor lent me his bull. Actualy, the bull lent himself to me. We were going to get him anyway, but the neighbor kids left a gate open and the bull crossed the road. It waa a month sooner than we wanted, but convenience is worth a lot to me. Anyway, I am curious what people who know what...

Doesn't the ring around the nose indicate some Jersey?

Millstreaninn, how do you make sure the grass you mow won't get pulled up when you bale second cut? I have a stemmy overmature field I want to mow, but my neighbors say the grass I cut now will get pulled up when I bale the next cut, ruining the hay. I was thinking mow slowly with my flail...

This small part of your statement is entirely untrue. Its a pet peeve of mine. People say that bunk all the time,its stupid crap parroted back from some original ignorant guy who failed chemistry. Water is created and destroyed constantly. By plants and animals. By machines. On purpose and by...

That working alley is more than I planned to spend, but I could move it to the permanent pasture,so it would be an expense used for years. I think the swinging gate is more in the budget. I forgot that this was part of the plan when I built our run in shed! Three tube gates would do the trick...

Ok, that minimum will work with one of the two, the other will take some work. You bring up a good point, I should be asking the AI tech this question, too. What about the next step up from bare minimum?

I am new to cattle, we got our first two this time last year. We only have four head, who run with our three horses. This summer, I have two cows to breed. If all else fails, I can use my neighbor's Jersey bull, but I would prefer to AI. Currently we have no corral at all. If I need to...

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Varget has been used by a lot of shooters with good luck. My 308 shoots well with Varget and Hornady 165. Tac is another popular powder, I used it with Hornady 150's. Both Tac and Varget meter well through a powder measure. 308 is easy to load for. Just don't jump straight to maximum loads...

Its poor pollination, you planted just a little corn in rows, instead of lots of corn in blocks. That's my guess. When the tassels and silks are visible, cut off a tassel and hand pollinate by brushing it against each ear's silks. Or plant a field of corn, and let the wind do it. I found its...

The reason I wanted to unwrap the bales when I set them out, I will have them off the ground, easy to unwrap. I want to avoid running the tractor in snow, or making more mud in the pasture. Does anyone have tips on unwrapping a bale on the ground, without machines? Especially after some snow...

Hello. I have a small herd of 3 cattle and 3 horses, together now, I might separate them for the winter. I feed round bales. My round bales are net wrap. To avoid running the tractor in cold weather, and avoid rutting up the pasture, I want to bale graze. I currently rotate with poly wire, so...