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| Thanks for your time. He rents out his stalks to locals around him, says he gets top dollar and doesn’t lift a finger all winter. He likes that. I’ve told him many times he needs to sell his cows so we can both quit losing money. That said, we have a long time relationship where his money is always good and I do the best job I can for him. He’s never hesitated to cover extra expenses if needed like last winter that was so cold for way too long.
A normal mature stock cow, I agree, doesn’t need much more than grass hay, in fact that’s all we’ve ever done here and why I don’t have other kinds of feed equipment, however, he likes to buy big cows in the 1500# and up range and those hogs never get filled up. My good hay only needs an energy supplement, but I can sell this hay for $100/ton, or about $75/ bale. His cows eat about a 1500# bale/month. Add yardage and you can see $85/month, times 7 months is $600. Now I want my pasture rent next summer too. Not much left in profit.
I’d like to find a ration that’s economical for him using his $3 corn and alfalfa and my cheaper hay that helps keep us both in business. I have long time hay customers needing my better quality stuff and I just don’t have enough of it this year. Too wet and not enough good hay days.
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Some ration help please
