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To: Aliska

Crops aren’t the way to go. Too expensive unless you are born into a family farm.

Four legged crops are the way to go.

Cattle ranchers seeing record auction prices
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10 posted on 04/11/2011 2:43:54 PM PDT by TSgt (Colonel Allen West & Michele Bachman - 2012 POTUS Dream Team Ticket!)
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To: TSgt
I'm the owner of a small family farm, absentee landlord, off the farm for two generations. Appraised for best and highest use, corn and soybeans. I'm not set up for cattle.

Four legged crops are the way to go.

Barn burned down years ago and all I have is a small livestock shed where the house tenant keeps his horse. Only source of water is well and rain; the well I don't know the capacity yet. There's not enough water to irrigate which would help to get me higher yields.

Do you farm? I'm all new at this and have lots of questions. I'm managing it myself from a distance for now. I don't want a manager, one more layer of hassle, more expense, and the issue of trust. Am handling it ok so far, but I've been reading and crunching numbers like crazy, the best and highest use for me with my variables. There's risk no matter which way you go unless I cash rent, and I opted not to do that either.

11 posted on 04/11/2011 5:37:29 PM PDT by Aliska
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