Recent content by gulfso

Regretfully those same people that are making those changes are the ones that want to do away with cow farts and eliminate livestock production.

I sold 33 last month, about half pregnant and most needed dentures. I averaged .37 per pound. I first felt the same way but then if you figure in the cost of feed to keep and no babies and morality of those old cows it wasn’t so bad. Also, not sold at sale barn so I saved some more on yardage...

Just an FYI most people that buy hay, prefer the 4' wide where they can transport 2 wide on a highway trailer. I feed for myself and like you the more hay the better 6X5, Bought an old JD 530 about 4 years ago makes a good bale and most breakdowns were operator caused. Be sure to check bearings...

That is kind of what mine is and has been. Based on them doing this who says the other numbers are correct?

Good information. I do not think mine were top price calves but would have been very surprised that they were the bottom either, just an aveage. My own fault for not staying to watch them sell. I had one several years ago go dirt cheap. I quested the barn manager and he said he was blind. I even...

Just irritating for them to fake the reports. I was not dissatisfied with the price but I did pick that particular market based on their Market Report.

I have noticed several times in the past that when I sell, the price I get never seems to match the Market Report from that particular sale. Last week I sold at a different market (darn cows know when sale days typically is and refused to go to the pen lol.) Only about 250 sold that day and...

Have a heifer (4-5 months old) that was looking pretty bad last week so I used the pour on wormer. I left town the next day and sure as ever she went down. Wife has been trying everything while I was gone and I continued when I returned. We gave her LA 200 for first couple of days, cal/mag for...

That is correct on 60 now and the rest later. Just hoping the fertilizer cost will come down some by then.

Thanks for the input. I think I am going to do just the lime on that part of it (the ph was 5.0) and wait a bit for it to start to kick in some. Our growing season here is pretty much always. If I can get some N on some of the rest of it I will be able to graze it in 2-3 weeks. A good portion...

Actually lime isn't that cheap here, except in comparison to fertilizer. Lime spread is anywhere from $47-50 per ton. I don't think it has went down a penny. Fertilizer is drifting down. I got two quotes on fertilizer (60-60-0) and there was almost a $200 difference between the two...

Just pulled some soil test. Results called for 1 1/2 ton of lime, 100# N and 60# Phosphorus and 0 potash on Gulf rye grass. Due to fertilizer cost, lime cost and poor cattle prices what would be best? I am thinking that the fertilizer will not due much good because of the lime shortage. It will...

The Federal people have said these are "recommendations only" and they really don't care what is used, as long as it works so I not faulting them. The Co Agent just doesn't spend much time with small farmers so that is my "fault" regarding him. He isn't your friendly "Hank Kimble" type. Which...

Makes sense on the Arsenal in the fall. I suspect that has something to do with the growth pattern slowing down and the Roundup does much better when things are in a growth pattern. Did some reading on your suggestion for the ammonium sulfate and thanks for the suggestion. I would assume you...

Sorry, The Roundup wasn't mentioned in the last post.The first group sprayed was Roundup, Arsenal & Cogan X. The second spraying (different area) was Roundup & Cogan X. Both spraying killed (fall spray) and we have now had frost so it will be Spring to see which did the best. .. actually i am...