Startup Cattle

[Grumpy Old Man]

I have to say if I could afford it I would live so far in the mountains they would have to pipe in sunshine and I would be happy if there were NO roads in !

 

[paulharvey]

I have to say if I could afford it I would live so far in the mountains they would have to pipe in sunshine and I would be happy if there were NO roads in !

"If I won the powerball I would buy a whole 'dang' mountain, cut the top off and build a castle on it" Tickle-Moonshiners

 

[Soggy Bottom Outdoors]

Locally, a typicial Kentucky cattle and tobacco farm, 255 acres, 2/3 open, balance woods, road frontage and a 7 acre with creek sold at auction last Saturday. Averaged $1200 per acre.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Locally, a typicial Kentucky cattle and tobacco farm, 255 acres, 2/3 open, balance woods, road frontage and a 7 acre with creek sold at auction last Saturday. Averaged $1200 per acre.

Many of the midsize farms 50-100 acres have turned to moonshine and marijuana as their number 1 cash crop the cattle in the fields are for looks . moonshine here is $10.00 a quart and I heard the marijuana is just as cheap , there are more guys with brand new trucks and brand new bass boats yet they have cardboard in their windows at home , I wonder why ?

 

[mikehaugen]

Farmland I see around here advertised for $6-8k per acre. Biggest crops around here are corn and soybeans. Some cattle, but not like Texas.

 

[farmall 55a case]

Some more great advice! First I need another cow! Second don't name it, third build me a moonshine still,fourth need to grow that funny hay and make sure the cows don't eat it and bang I got a new truck and bass boat tractor rzr jeep and hope I don't get caught! All joking aside you all have made sum great points!

 

[Soggy Bottom Outdoors]

Sorry Grumpy, there are still a lot of farmers who are straight up and square. It's just that here the G'ment has gotten out of the tobacco program so now you can raise as much as you can get a contract for. 25 acres yielding 2500lb per acre is 62,500lb, with a profit average of between $.40 and $.50 per pound. 25K to 31K annually from 25 acres. That makes some farms within for a young hard worker.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Sorry Grumpy, there are still a lot of farmers who are straight up and square. It's just that here the G'ment has gotten out of the tobacco program so now you can raise as much as you can get a contract for. 25 acres yielding 2500lb per acre is 62,500lb, with a profit average of between $.40 and $.50 per pound. 25K to 31K annually from 25 acres. That makes some farms within for a young hard worker.

62,500 lbs of the special corn makes me a multi millionaire ! In 1 year !

 

[paulharvey]

What's a round bale of that "funny hay" go for these days?

 

[MattLynch]

At $10 per gram a 400kg round bale would go for 4 million. We are in the wrong business.