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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 675634" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>We have been going that way for the past couple of years. </p><p></p><p>As I write, my wife has contracted to clear another 45 acres of bush land, tile it and prep it for seeding. </p><p></p><p>I got 25-30 pics in the mail - the shovels are working and the boys are hard at hauling any rock fences out. The trees are sold and any wood left over will be split three ways evenly - so they get cleaned up for free by the neighbours and I get a couple more years of firewood.</p><p></p><p>We have a renter in the wings who has dealt with us for many years on other things - he will take it over - all the work will be paid for over the next 5-6 years of rent.</p><p></p><p><u>We now clear far more money on land rental than we have made on cattle in a lot of years.</u></p><p></p><p>So we now are truly at the hobby stage - let someone else do the work and pay me the rent. We will keep about seven animals for feeding family and friends - oh, the renter has promised to provide the hay to feed those cows as part of the deal. So the feed is free to us. Or mostly free - I let him use our round baler to put up the hay. Wear and tear on a 14 year old baler that will do about 70 six foot bales a year is minimal - baler is paid for and worthless (written down as far as it can go) anyways.</p><p></p><p>Alberta Farmer - you and I are the same age.</p><p></p><p>I got tired of working off the farm to support the cows.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 675634, member: 6797"] We have been going that way for the past couple of years. As I write, my wife has contracted to clear another 45 acres of bush land, tile it and prep it for seeding. I got 25-30 pics in the mail - the shovels are working and the boys are hard at hauling any rock fences out. The trees are sold and any wood left over will be split three ways evenly - so they get cleaned up for free by the neighbours and I get a couple more years of firewood. We have a renter in the wings who has dealt with us for many years on other things - he will take it over - all the work will be paid for over the next 5-6 years of rent. [u]We now clear far more money on land rental than we have made on cattle in a lot of years.[/u] So we now are truly at the hobby stage - let someone else do the work and pay me the rent. We will keep about seven animals for feeding family and friends - oh, the renter has promised to provide the hay to feed those cows as part of the deal. So the feed is free to us. Or mostly free - I let him use our round baler to put up the hay. Wear and tear on a 14 year old baler that will do about 70 six foot bales a year is minimal - baler is paid for and worthless (written down as far as it can go) anyways. Alberta Farmer - you and I are the same age. I got tired of working off the farm to support the cows. Good luck to you Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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