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<blockquote data-quote="Supa Dexta" data-source="post: 1290705" data-attributes="member: 23321"><p>Just as a ball park number to go on - 40 cows will raise 38 calves or so. We're in historically high cattle prices right now, and say those calves are worth 1000 a piece. That's 38,000 worth of calves, but you'll likely want to keep a few heifers, to ensure you have replacements as the older cows wear out. So say 35k a year. That may seem like a bunch of money to a high schooler. </p><p></p><p>Take out your taxes, and expenses and there's not a whole lot left over. Certainly not full time wages. 40 cows is a hobby, not a job. </p><p></p><p>2017 is supposed to be a low in prices, so say those calves drop to 400 a piece. Suddenly you're only bringing in 15k a year, and you're expenses remain the same, eating up nearly all of the money. And nothing left to live on. Now you're farming!</p><p></p><p>The very best way to get a start is to get a 'real job' and farm on the side. Set everything up to be as efficient as it can be run. Right from calving ease of the cows, to how a gate is hung and opened to save time. Do this for everything you can think of, while learning the ropes, growing, having money coming in consistently from your job.. etc Then if you need a loan for more land or a tractor or whatever, the bank has something solid to go on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Supa Dexta, post: 1290705, member: 23321"] Just as a ball park number to go on - 40 cows will raise 38 calves or so. We're in historically high cattle prices right now, and say those calves are worth 1000 a piece. That's 38,000 worth of calves, but you'll likely want to keep a few heifers, to ensure you have replacements as the older cows wear out. So say 35k a year. That may seem like a bunch of money to a high schooler. Take out your taxes, and expenses and there's not a whole lot left over. Certainly not full time wages. 40 cows is a hobby, not a job. 2017 is supposed to be a low in prices, so say those calves drop to 400 a piece. Suddenly you're only bringing in 15k a year, and you're expenses remain the same, eating up nearly all of the money. And nothing left to live on. Now you're farming! The very best way to get a start is to get a 'real job' and farm on the side. Set everything up to be as efficient as it can be run. Right from calving ease of the cows, to how a gate is hung and opened to save time. Do this for everything you can think of, while learning the ropes, growing, having money coming in consistently from your job.. etc Then if you need a loan for more land or a tractor or whatever, the bank has something solid to go on. [/QUOTE]
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