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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 947336" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>Bez being in drought condition's has changed the crystal ball. </p><p>The amazing thing since destocking profit per cow appear's to have skyrocketed. Now this depend's a lot on if you doing this for a living or as a small timer. Since going from 37 momma's to currently 15 my input's cost have went to almost nothing.</p><p>My fertilize cost is a lot lower as I fertilize my pasture's at a lower rate as I am not bailing and grazing them. My maint. cost has fell dramatically.</p><p>I figured it cost me 36 dollar's a roll when I was doing it. I can get my hay field baled for 25 dollar's a roll after fertilizing I am at 36 to 38 dollar's a roll. </p><p>Reduced my fertilize bill by several ton's</p><p>I have reduced my diesel cost by more than half. </p><p>Reduced my stocking rate from 1 to 2 acres to 1 to 4.</p><p>I see the drought as a real positive for me as it made me look at how to do thing's differently.</p><p>Now it is not the end of the year and the real number's are not in till then. </p><p>With today's price's on calve's and reduced input's it look's like my take home is going to be close to the same on 15 momma's as 37.</p><p>With a lot less work for me.</p><p>These are interesting time's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 947336, member: 694"] Bez being in drought condition's has changed the crystal ball. The amazing thing since destocking profit per cow appear's to have skyrocketed. Now this depend's a lot on if you doing this for a living or as a small timer. Since going from 37 momma's to currently 15 my input's cost have went to almost nothing. My fertilize cost is a lot lower as I fertilize my pasture's at a lower rate as I am not bailing and grazing them. My maint. cost has fell dramatically. I figured it cost me 36 dollar's a roll when I was doing it. I can get my hay field baled for 25 dollar's a roll after fertilizing I am at 36 to 38 dollar's a roll. Reduced my fertilize bill by several ton's I have reduced my diesel cost by more than half. Reduced my stocking rate from 1 to 2 acres to 1 to 4. I see the drought as a real positive for me as it made me look at how to do thing's differently. Now it is not the end of the year and the real number's are not in till then. With today's price's on calve's and reduced input's it look's like my take home is going to be close to the same on 15 momma's as 37. With a lot less work for me. These are interesting time's. [/QUOTE]
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