RanchMan90":jeyb7z8m said:I hear ya. I appreciate all the feedback. Just out of curiosity what's the profit per acre on tobacco?Bigfoot":jeyb7z8m said:Not aimed at Ranchman:
Somebody knows something I don't, if they are hiring labor to raise/care for cattle, and have something left over for themselves. Once you've reached the limit of what you and family can do, it's a great great big jump to the next level.
Like anybody here raises tobacco but here goes------- I raised 16 acres of Dark tobacco for many years. Goal was to hire as little help as possible. I can promise you I made more total profit than the man raising 100 acres. He kept the road hot in his truck, while I was working in the tobacco patch. He was leasing ground, leasing pounds (actually acreage on dark), leasing barns, and forking cash out the back window to hired hands all day everyday.
I wish I knew. The only way to raise it now, is to work for the tobacco companies, and I've got bad blood towards them going back generations.