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<blockquote data-quote="herofan" data-source="post: 933655" data-attributes="member: 17843"><p>He was including his fuel cost in the hay prices. He didn't fertilize this year, and I assume his vet bills, if he had any, were included in his other $1000. I agree with keeping up with expenses. Some people spend on the farm all year and then get a lump sum when they sell something and act like they're rich. On the other hand, it appears that cattle could be like the movie industry. I've read that the production companies often claim that a movie technically didn't make any money even if it's a blockbuster. </p><p></p><p>Like I said, i haven't sold any yet, but aside from the cost of buying the heifers and fencing, there hasn't been any major expenses. We have a tractor and a few pieces of essential equipment that has been paid off for years. It doesn't look like a farm machinery show when you pull up to my farm and I'm not driving a new pick-up truck. I did have a flat tire on the tractor, but that didn't set me back too much. If it's costing more than i realize, it's not coming out of my bank account, so maybe someone else is paying it for me. </p><p></p><p>Like my brother says, mine is just a bare bones operation; maybe that is what makes the difference. I have a neighbor, for example, who planted around 20 acres of corn recently, and the equipment he had was huge. It looked like it had been beamed in from Star Trek. I can't imagine what it cost. If it had been me, I would have been satisfied with dusting the cobwebs off my grandfather's old two-row planter. It might not have been pretty, but my bank account would have appreciated it more. </p><p></p><p>As for my other neighbor, just for the sake of argument, if his expense amount was quadrupled, he still made $8000. I have trouble believing he overlooked $4500 in expenses, but even if he did, $8000 is still a nice hunk of "extra" money for a hobby operation of 20 cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herofan, post: 933655, member: 17843"] He was including his fuel cost in the hay prices. He didn't fertilize this year, and I assume his vet bills, if he had any, were included in his other $1000. I agree with keeping up with expenses. Some people spend on the farm all year and then get a lump sum when they sell something and act like they're rich. On the other hand, it appears that cattle could be like the movie industry. I've read that the production companies often claim that a movie technically didn't make any money even if it's a blockbuster. Like I said, i haven't sold any yet, but aside from the cost of buying the heifers and fencing, there hasn't been any major expenses. We have a tractor and a few pieces of essential equipment that has been paid off for years. It doesn't look like a farm machinery show when you pull up to my farm and I'm not driving a new pick-up truck. I did have a flat tire on the tractor, but that didn't set me back too much. If it's costing more than i realize, it's not coming out of my bank account, so maybe someone else is paying it for me. Like my brother says, mine is just a bare bones operation; maybe that is what makes the difference. I have a neighbor, for example, who planted around 20 acres of corn recently, and the equipment he had was huge. It looked like it had been beamed in from Star Trek. I can't imagine what it cost. If it had been me, I would have been satisfied with dusting the cobwebs off my grandfather's old two-row planter. It might not have been pretty, but my bank account would have appreciated it more. As for my other neighbor, just for the sake of argument, if his expense amount was quadrupled, he still made $8000. I have trouble believing he overlooked $4500 in expenses, but even if he did, $8000 is still a nice hunk of "extra" money for a hobby operation of 20 cows. [/QUOTE]
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