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I bought range cubes yesterday at $300/ton. How does this compare with what you are paying?
nap":209or8z5 said:I should have mentioned in my original post that the cubes I purchased are 20% protein.
HerefordSire":ymfcf7kg said:nap":ymfcf7kg said:I should have mentioned in my original post that the cubes I purchased are 20% protein.
If you have something to haul in, you could get a load of cotton seed hulls around Bradley, dump it off at your place, get a load of rice bran in Stuttgart, and grow your own corn (or substitute), and mixed 'em all up in a mixer and have money left over.
HerefordSire":3lbctl8j said:nap":3lbctl8j said:I should have mentioned in my original post that the cubes I purchased are 20% protein.
If you have something to haul in, you could get a load of cotton seed hulls around Bradley, dump it off at your place, get a load of rice bran in Stuttgart, and grow your own corn (or substitute), and mixed 'em all up in a mixer and have money left over.
1982vett":1ktjfzdp said:HerefordSire":1ktjfzdp said:nap":1ktjfzdp said:I should have mentioned in my original post that the cubes I purchased are 20% protein.
If you have something to haul in, you could get a load of cotton seed hulls around Bradley, dump it off at your place, get a load of rice bran in Stuttgart, and grow your own corn (or substitute), and mixed 'em all up in a mixer and have money left over.
Depends on how much cubes you feed.
To do it your way you need to shell out for:
Tractor, fuel, grinder/mixer, augers, feed bins, feeders and time/labor.
Can buy a lot of cubes for the initial investment in grinding/mixing your own feed. Need to feed more than a ton or two of cubes a year.
nap":26ija3hv said:HerefordSire":26ija3hv said:nap":26ija3hv said:I should have mentioned in my original post that the cubes I purchased are 20% protein.
If you have something to haul in, you could get a load of cotton seed hulls around Bradley, dump it off at your place, get a load of rice bran in Stuttgart, and grow your own corn (or substitute), and mixed 'em all up in a mixer and have money left over.
Sounds like a lot of work HerefordSire. I take it that you think I payed too much for range cubes.
HerefordSire":11vwcupw said:1982vett":11vwcupw said:Depends on how much cubes you feed.
To do it your way you need to shell out for:
Tractor, fuel, grinder/mixer, augers, feed bins, feeders and time/labor.
Can buy a lot of cubes for the initial investment in grinding/mixing your own feed. Need to feed more than a ton or two of cubes a year.
I don't understand how any rancher has any choice in the matter. If you have to pay range cube prices, the odds are you are not making money. Arkansas is the largest Rice producer in the country...take advantage of the by products. Prices are very inexpensive in Stuttgart. There are many cotton growers around Bradley including Northern Louisiana and East Texas. Buy the hybred corn seed, lime, & fertilizer now while prices are down. If one doesn't have these resources available for these items, the chances of you going out of business is very high...unless you have some super-duper great grass.
TexasBred":26mq874i said:HerefordSire":26mq874i said:1982vett":26mq874i said:Depends on how much cubes you feed.
To do it your way you need to shell out for:
Tractor, fuel, grinder/mixer, augers, feed bins, feeders and time/labor.
Can buy a lot of cubes for the initial investment in grinding/mixing your own feed. Need to feed more than a ton or two of cubes a year.
I don't understand how any rancher has any choice in the matter. If you have to pay range cube prices, the odds are you are not making money. Arkansas is the largest Rice producer in the country...take advantage of the by products. Prices are very inexpensive in Stuttgart. There are many cotton growers around Bradley including Northern Louisiana and East Texas. Buy the hybred corn seed, lime, & fertilizer now while prices are down. If one doesn't have these resources available for these items, the chances of you going out of business is very high...unless you have some super-duper great grass.
How much is rice bran in Stuttgart? Runs about $160 down here delivered in semi loads. Cottonseed hulls would only be a more expensive, less nutritious replacement for hay. No need to go that route unless you're out of hay and/or grazing.
As for cow numbers. Big ain't always best and doubling the size of the herd don't double profits...only headaches.
badroute":3f6dkqn6 said:Are range cubes the same as cow cake? If they are I just had a semi load delivered at 195/ton. Cake is made up of the following: 40% Alfalfa, 30% Barley, 20% Canola Meal, 10% Soymeal. Seems to be pretty good cake, cows sure don't complain.
jedstivers":3txhwtdf said:20% cubes $300 here in 50# bag, bought some today just to lead cows with. Cottonseed 21% $230 ton 8 miles from farm, Rice bran $100 ton 50 miles, rice scrap/waste $40 ton 80 miles, corn gluten 60 miles but don't know price.