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<blockquote data-quote="Farmerjon" data-source="post: 894942" data-attributes="member: 17113"><p>I used to pay some one to harvest the corn, then pay to haul it, then pay to dry it... then what do I do, build storage and buy shell corn back at $6-7+ per bu? Believe me it did NOT pencil out, at least at $3-4 corn at the time. At $7-8 corn you are correct - I should be out there picking up ears myself!</p><p></p><p>Since I can plant and raise the corn relatively economically, if not harvest it, grazing it at about 3 lb/day does pencil out on my current small scale and without any harvesting capability but building. Thank you for your thought-provoking questions and concern.</p><p></p><p>I have considered finding and old pull type corn picker and wire bin and picking ears and separating the feeding of corn from the grazing of the stalks but that adds a lot of labor time which I don't have.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF">I have a wood crib and a New Idea 2 row pull type picker. But your scenario includes a lot more equipment, at least one gravity wagon, an elevator for filling and emptying the crib, a very good running gear with a gravity wagon to haul ear corn to town and back and a feed bin for bulk storage of ground feed which means now an auger for loading the bulk bin. I even had my own feed grinder for a few years, figure a whole Saturday shot grinding feed. It became that corn was cheaper to buy than by the time I went through all those steps. But grazing standing corn has always been in the back depths of my mind! I have a stripped down 4 row IH planter that I pull with my team, I do disc and did harvest with my tractor. </span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Farmerjon, post: 894942, member: 17113"] I used to pay some one to harvest the corn, then pay to haul it, then pay to dry it... then what do I do, build storage and buy shell corn back at $6-7+ per bu? Believe me it did NOT pencil out, at least at $3-4 corn at the time. At $7-8 corn you are correct - I should be out there picking up ears myself! Since I can plant and raise the corn relatively economically, if not harvest it, grazing it at about 3 lb/day does pencil out on my current small scale and without any harvesting capability but building. Thank you for your thought-provoking questions and concern. I have considered finding and old pull type corn picker and wire bin and picking ears and separating the feeding of corn from the grazing of the stalks but that adds a lot of labor time which I don't have. Jim[/quote] [color=#0000FF]I have a wood crib and a New Idea 2 row pull type picker. But your scenario includes a lot more equipment, at least one gravity wagon, an elevator for filling and emptying the crib, a very good running gear with a gravity wagon to haul ear corn to town and back and a feed bin for bulk storage of ground feed which means now an auger for loading the bulk bin. I even had my own feed grinder for a few years, figure a whole Saturday shot grinding feed. It became that corn was cheaper to buy than by the time I went through all those steps. But grazing standing corn has always been in the back depths of my mind! I have a stripped down 4 row IH planter that I pull with my team, I do disc and did harvest with my tractor. [/color] [/QUOTE]
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