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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 210437" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>Most of the larger ranches around me have hired help. Most of the workers come from south of the border also. It seems to me, not that I have ever done this or anything, just from what I've heard "other folks" say, is that you cant pay these guys by the hour to do the job. I have, or at least I mean I have heard, that you always determine a price to do the job, and then go from there. Nothing gets you madder than to see a guy you're paying by the hr leaning on a shovel when he should be digging post holes or whacking weeds. </p><p>If you believe you are going to have that large of an operation, you would probably be alot better off letting a family live in an old house on the property somewhere. Pay them about $1000 a month (cash) and they will work 6 days a week. They dont need a fancy place, just a roof over their head and 1 day a week off. And most of these guys can raise a family of 6 on $1000 a month, (believe me, I've seen it done!) and have a car to drive too. They will plant a garden and live off the land so money really isnt that big of a deal to them. You'll probably have to furnish a truck for during the week for them to haul supplies with and stuff, but most of them will provide their own family car. </p><p>You can go the high school kid route if you want, but unless your luck is better than most, you might find 1 or 2 out of five that will earn their money. They are out there, but they are getting harder and harder to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric, post: 210437, member: 7"] Most of the larger ranches around me have hired help. Most of the workers come from south of the border also. It seems to me, not that I have ever done this or anything, just from what I've heard "other folks" say, is that you cant pay these guys by the hour to do the job. I have, or at least I mean I have heard, that you always determine a price to do the job, and then go from there. Nothing gets you madder than to see a guy you're paying by the hr leaning on a shovel when he should be digging post holes or whacking weeds. If you believe you are going to have that large of an operation, you would probably be alot better off letting a family live in an old house on the property somewhere. Pay them about $1000 a month (cash) and they will work 6 days a week. They dont need a fancy place, just a roof over their head and 1 day a week off. And most of these guys can raise a family of 6 on $1000 a month, (believe me, I've seen it done!) and have a car to drive too. They will plant a garden and live off the land so money really isnt that big of a deal to them. You'll probably have to furnish a truck for during the week for them to haul supplies with and stuff, but most of them will provide their own family car. You can go the high school kid route if you want, but unless your luck is better than most, you might find 1 or 2 out of five that will earn their money. They are out there, but they are getting harder and harder to find. [/QUOTE]
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