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<blockquote data-quote="Texasmark" data-source="post: 1455850" data-attributes="member: 27848"><p>You talking about farmers making a living or better yet a profit? None of that around here. Just about the time you think you are going to see black ink, a rock knocks out your cab door while you're cutting your sparse hay.....happened to me yesterday. $640...more than the hay will sell for much less the expenses in getting it in and delivered. </p><p></p><p>We have a feedlot in the area. Runs about 1800 head in a finishing operation. That operation is small real estate. The cattle are born and raised on leased land in the area. Had 400 acres leased across the street from me for as long as I've been here (40 years) and was here when I got here. Folks that do the work and supervise the operation (plus "hands" to help out) own the land and the operation. Haven't seen any Cadillacs or Escalades in the parking lot. </p><p></p><p>One of the owners that works places near me has about a '85 model, 1 ton flatbed (isn't even a dually) Cummins diesel that smokes, worn out tires......you ought to see these guys maintain a fence on their leased land. Partial roll of well used barbed wire (like is rolled up when a fence is taken down....about 3' diameter half a dozen loops, barbs at least are well rusted, some Zinc still on it in places, Bowie knife for cutting and stripping small saplings, an old, rusted, wad of used baling wire, pair of common pliers, and a little time which they have plenty of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texasmark, post: 1455850, member: 27848"] You talking about farmers making a living or better yet a profit? None of that around here. Just about the time you think you are going to see black ink, a rock knocks out your cab door while you're cutting your sparse hay.....happened to me yesterday. $640...more than the hay will sell for much less the expenses in getting it in and delivered. We have a feedlot in the area. Runs about 1800 head in a finishing operation. That operation is small real estate. The cattle are born and raised on leased land in the area. Had 400 acres leased across the street from me for as long as I've been here (40 years) and was here when I got here. Folks that do the work and supervise the operation (plus "hands" to help out) own the land and the operation. Haven't seen any Cadillacs or Escalades in the parking lot. One of the owners that works places near me has about a '85 model, 1 ton flatbed (isn't even a dually) Cummins diesel that smokes, worn out tires......you ought to see these guys maintain a fence on their leased land. Partial roll of well used barbed wire (like is rolled up when a fence is taken down....about 3' diameter half a dozen loops, barbs at least are well rusted, some Zinc still on it in places, Bowie knife for cutting and stripping small saplings, an old, rusted, wad of used baling wire, pair of common pliers, and a little time which they have plenty of. [/QUOTE]
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