Recent content by TomW

Prices about the same here in Ohio. At what point should we think about buying ahead to beat the potential future price increases? tom

Sorry-- I wasn't too clear. This will be in an existing stand. tom

I am planning on putting down some clover seed soon. Our local FNH guy has a drill to rent for $200 day - I am only planting 50 pounds. The question - do I rent the drill or just spread it and maybe an extra 50 lbs to compensate for the germination loss. Seed is $135 /50 lbs Would the drill...

Kim we do use a tech. He owns /runs a dairy locally and is a great guy. For the few cows we have he charges next to nothing. He also has offered to keep any straws we order in his tank at no charge. I really think he does a few of the farms arounf here to collect a bit of pocket change. I am not...

We AId 21 days ago tommorow (all synched). At what point would the clean up bull start showing interest in any open cows? thanks tom

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While choosing a bull to AI our cows to we looked to the Semex site. On the traits listing it shows " HPS: P/S " for one particular bull. On another bull it showed " HPS : Polled " From this I determined the HPS inicated horn status but what would the P/S indicate? thanks tom

Mike I have decided this year I am going to charge what I think is a fair profit. If folks don't want to pay that price thats fine. A big reason prices can be low is that some growers are afraid to say no. If everyone raises price this year to make up for our additional costs (fuel fertilizer...

up here in Ohio we have been a bit dry and the hay is lagging behind a bit. We are due for some rain and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to put some triple 19 down to see if I can't get more growth before I take seconf cutting in a few weeks. Any pros or cons? can I fertilize that...

I am thinking about a round baler and wanted some opinions. I want a smaller bale 4 foot diameter and I think I want a net wrap (comments). Any particular brands to look for or stay away from? Any advice when buying a used round baler would be great. thanks tom

Sorry to disagree John but I suppose any question could be considered stupid to one who already knows the answer. Some questions may not be well thought out but I do not believe they are an indicator of a persons IQ. tom

OK thanks for the input fellas. I have a NH 55 side delivery that need work and good bit of it. Bearing for the tine bars are over 100 dollars a bar (2 bearings). I know the rake and it will do an OK job when I fix it I was just looking to see if I might be better off with something else. The...

I will be looking for a new rake soon. I only do about 15 acres of mixed grass/timothy. Three styles of rakes as far as I can tell- roller bar (like I use now) circular tedder type, and the big 3 or more wheel things where the wheel is perpendicular to the ground. I would be thankful for any...

We just adopted a calf that lost its mother during birth. We are bottle feeding but I need to know what is the earliest we can put her on grain? I think I read somewhere it can not be too early or there could be problems. She weighs about 90 lbs right now -was 50-60 at birth she was early. She...

I remember delivering the newspaper when I was about 7 years old - helped my older brothers - every day right after school and Sunday morn about 4 am - paid about 5 bucks a week if memory serves me. Took over the route at about 12 did that along with other odd jobs until I was about 15-16. I...