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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 453332" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Diesel, I wasn't meaning to offend you "by telling what they wanted to hear". Hopefully I didn't. </p><p></p><p>With 3 acres, I wouldn't consider anything personally other than Freezer beef - maybe a chicken house. But still, there are people who do well on small acreage with hobby farming. </p><p></p><p>There are some who get more production out of 50 acres than others do with 200. It is simply a management thing. Plus it is cheaper to put optimum fencing up when it only takes a little bit. Less mowing, less weed control effort etc. Think about it. You wouldn't be working hundreds of cows or putting out huge loads of hay in the winter. You have more time to do other things. </p><p></p><p>If someone is intent on doing something with cattle, they could get good freezer beef, save a few nickels, and get meat much better than what they can buy at shops. Top quality steak for a quarter of the cost. </p><p></p><p>If bent on production on just 3 acres, I would go the nurse cow route. I can't think of anything else that would be lucrative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 453332, member: 3162"] Diesel, I wasn't meaning to offend you "by telling what they wanted to hear". Hopefully I didn't. With 3 acres, I wouldn't consider anything personally other than Freezer beef - maybe a chicken house. But still, there are people who do well on small acreage with hobby farming. There are some who get more production out of 50 acres than others do with 200. It is simply a management thing. Plus it is cheaper to put optimum fencing up when it only takes a little bit. Less mowing, less weed control effort etc. Think about it. You wouldn't be working hundreds of cows or putting out huge loads of hay in the winter. You have more time to do other things. If someone is intent on doing something with cattle, they could get good freezer beef, save a few nickels, and get meat much better than what they can buy at shops. Top quality steak for a quarter of the cost. If bent on production on just 3 acres, I would go the nurse cow route. I can't think of anything else that would be lucrative. [/QUOTE]
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