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Irrigating Pastures someone answer please
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<blockquote data-quote="MrBilly" data-source="post: 483597" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>I don't know what normal is. Sure hasn't been normal here for quite a while, so that is why we put in irrigation. This year we started irrigation around March, as I recall, and were still irrigating in early November. If we hadn't irrigated this summer we would have been putting out about 4 round bales per day - say at $40 a bale for several months. That is about $5000 per month. The cost of irrigation is roughly $300 per month. The system cost about $45,000 or slightly more, so it should pay off farily quickly if we continue to have a major drought situation. Moving the pods takes about 1 hr per day and my hourly pay is $0, but should be more, much more!!!!! :roll: Based on this and continued poor moisture, it should pay for itself in three to four years being very very conservative in my estimates. Time will tell.</p><p></p><p>Billy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrBilly, post: 483597, member: 87"] I don't know what normal is. Sure hasn't been normal here for quite a while, so that is why we put in irrigation. This year we started irrigation around March, as I recall, and were still irrigating in early November. If we hadn't irrigated this summer we would have been putting out about 4 round bales per day - say at $40 a bale for several months. That is about $5000 per month. The cost of irrigation is roughly $300 per month. The system cost about $45,000 or slightly more, so it should pay off farily quickly if we continue to have a major drought situation. Moving the pods takes about 1 hr per day and my hourly pay is $0, but should be more, much more!!!!! :roll: Based on this and continued poor moisture, it should pay for itself in three to four years being very very conservative in my estimates. Time will tell. Billy [/QUOTE]
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