randiliana
Well-known member
Wow, we have one of the best hay crops up here that we have ever had. 5 bales to the acre on land that you're usually lucky to get 1.5 - 2 bales to the acre on. That's big round bales by the way, 5 1/2 x 6 foot bales, 1200-1400 lbs each. So since we have 3 times as much feed as we will possibly need this fall, and its like that everywhere up here I decided to advertise south of the border, we're only an hour north of 2 border crossings. So I advertised in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming.
Well, I'd heard it was dry further south, but I never expected the calls from Texas and Oklahoma. I've got a waiting list now, and all I can say is WOW. By the time it gets down there it is going to be worth between $200 and $300 per ton. I think that if it was in the reverse, and I was looking at that kinda money, the cows would have to go. But then again we have to feed for about 6-7 months of the year. When you have to feed a cow about 2 1/2 tons of feed for the winter that kinda prices really adds up!
I sure hope you guys get some rain down there to break this bloody drought!
Well, I'd heard it was dry further south, but I never expected the calls from Texas and Oklahoma. I've got a waiting list now, and all I can say is WOW. By the time it gets down there it is going to be worth between $200 and $300 per ton. I think that if it was in the reverse, and I was looking at that kinda money, the cows would have to go. But then again we have to feed for about 6-7 months of the year. When you have to feed a cow about 2 1/2 tons of feed for the winter that kinda prices really adds up!
I sure hope you guys get some rain down there to break this bloody drought!
