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grandpa Love

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7 tractors, 3 sickle mowers, 2 hay wagons, hay rake, NH baler, NH hay bine,3 plows , disk , level-all, box blade, Bush hog, finish mower, landscape rake, fence unroller, hay spear, 2 row transplanter and 3 trailers. Discouraged..... Moving into a condo in the city. Getting a desk job. No need to make life hard, like my ancestors did. Stupid of them to work hard for a silly dream.
 
I have watched this unfold for the last two + years, had decided you just had deep pockets running all around buying this old stuff. I know when I talked to you about my deck you were doing fencing and decks. Lots to be said for working on your own but that regular check is assuring, I figure after you think about it you will stay the course.
 
My momma said you can take the boy off the farm, you just can't take the farm out of the boy.
I grew up on a farm, went to college and for 31 years had a desk job before I retired. I never lived in town.
You would have to put a gun to my had to make me live in a city, a condo, at the Villages in Florida.
geo
 
Lol! Deep pockets? No. Enjoy a hobby? Yes. I don't golf or fish or hang out in bars. Everyone spends money on what they enjoy. 20+ years self employed and not going anywhere. But to hear the doom sayers on here, only a fool would want to work hard. 2 summers back we installed 10,000+ feet of fence. T- post every 15 ft, every one hand pounded.not afraid to work. Wife ain't afraid. Kids ain't afraid.
 
Hell with em. Anybody that?s to scared to drive 4 miles to put up hay probably never has put up hay anyway they?re to scared to try and they are even more scared that you will try it and make a go of it . Just remember half the people don?t care about your problems and the other half are glad you got em . By the way straw is 3$ a bale and anything green is between 7 and 9$
 
It does get discouraging sometimes. I spent years collecting, selling parts, buying and selling tractors and stuff. When I cleaned up earlier this year it broke my heart to see all of that "junk" that was left go to the scrap yard.
 
As long as you handle your businesses like a business and your hobbies like a hobby, you'll be fine.
 
You mistake REALISTIC comments for "discouraging."

It would be a disservice to you to pat you on the head and tell you that you'll become a millionaire selling the bales of weeds and brambles you'll be making off this property you were offered.

In order to get anything useful or valuable from that land you're going to probably need to make a significant investment in lime, fertilizer, and possibly seed. It will be years before you come close to breaking even. Farmers are always looking at the bottom line, and the ROI on that land even at free rent just doesn't pencil out, which is why they are saying what they are saying.

The information should temper your decision, but it should not sway it.
 
You scared me a little when I read this.
But I knew it could not be true.
I have a day now and then when I wonder why I do all I do.
But I would not be happy at anything else.
Woke up this morning with a lot of aches and pains from overdoing yesterday.
Oh well, Got to get busy now.
Richard
 
Oh really!

I don't think so...

Colossians 3:23-24

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.

It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
 
I have worked my but off "hobby" farming, had heartache and lost much money at it. But you know what, I have enjoyed it too, and learned TONS of things I would have never known otherwise. I believe it has kept me in reasonably good physical shape too. So for me it is all worthwhile. Keeps me connected to the land and my farming roots . If you have the desire, I say do it. You seem like a hard working guy to me.
 
I used to farm two farms eight miles away in opposite direction from the home farm. It was back when a cell phones was unheard of. One fall it was dry and we hauled corn silage eight miles with small wagons 5-6 ton loads. Lots of work and headaches but the cows were always glad for the feed. With time we found land closer home. Tom
 
Thougt it was going to be a sale you were going to go to for buying more machinery. Don't scare us.
 
I?m sure in a previous post I would be considered one of the discouragers (sp?). But as Barnyarde stated, not to discourage but offer realistic advice/experiences. My advise filter has become more porous as I have aged. I do read some of your questions and it has me scratching my head. With safety issues always no. 1, interpolating some of your questions, the age of your machinery and your experience I would have concerns. Being a fourth generation farmer I?ve heard and seen a lot that?s happened in the hay field. Don?t be one who has to tie his shoes with one hand, or worse.
 
There are easy and hard ways to make money, hay can be real good money but is a lot of labor and risk. It is just as much effort to harvest good or bad hay, but only the good hay will make you any money. The land you posted looked marginal, so it would be a lot of effort and money for a risky investment. I would do the 4 acres that is 4 miles from you with no questions asked if it is good hay.
 
You live out in the sticks away from the beer virus.
Now before the beer virus leaves, your going to move into it.
Uh-huh. I understand.
 
Well you just made my day, when I got up early this morning and read that post I really thought , you know when I talked to that guy he really did not sound like one that would throw in the towel that quick and in my post I actually said you will stay so now I feel better.. Don,t scare us like that.
 
So, my advice would go like this: get a disc mower, 4 star tedder, rake, bigger tractor and round baler. Cut and sell any down trees for firewood. Market the hay at best prices possible, meaning for horses. I can tell you this, farming is making a lot more than the stock market. I have been wanting to expand my acres but land around me is locked down tight. 3 things to remember: constantly look to increase production with less time, minimize expenses and maximize income.
 
OK , I should of said it yesterday. Very few of the commenters considered your apparent ability to work things out . And find a way to make a buck. I wouldn?t judge that ground by comments on one photo. And 15 miles IS a long way to haul equipment. You always find a way to come out good. You?ll have the same success with this . You have perseverance. Good luck. I have confidence in you and your helpers.
 
Well its always been my theory you can't loose money you don't spend.Go in there spend alot of money you can lose it.Go in there spend next to nothing clean up some,bush hog down the rough stuff and bale what comes up this year.Then whatever you get will be your pay for your time.In my area almost any square bale will bring around $4 from builders and developers to use as erosion control on job sites they couldn't care less if it's blackberry vines,weeds or whatever in the bales.Deliver and place the bales for them and you'll make good money.Also you might make some good hay to sell too.
 
Buy a cheap steel wheel hay rake and leave it in woods you have plenty of equipt leave cycle mower on each place and 2 tractors haul baler and wagons with pickup truck then put your tractors back home in fall when hay is done I did that for years with dads place 20miles from my place all equipt can set out but baler should be sheded or covered and if you don't make any money that's ok cause neither is anyone else right now ,but you will have a million dollars worth of fun doing something you like
 
You must be very thin skinned. After rereading your original post and the responses you received I read nothing to make you feel disheartened. You posted pictures and asked questions about baling it and you got answers. The responses where from people with experience and knowledge on the subject, they took the time and effort to help you but, you did not like some of answers. Now you come up with this silly school girl post. There wasn't even a thank you to the responses you liked. Go ahead and put time, money, sweat, and equipment into this and get it looking good, just so your church buddy can rent it out from under you.
 
Floldford, hobby is a hobby. No plan to get rich off it. Of course hauling tractors to shows don't pay anything either........
 
Dlbuck...... " thin skinned"? Not me. " school girl post" ? Too funny. Post was made as a joke. I don't need to make money from my hobby. Most folks don't from golf, fishing, hunting.....the list goes on. I'm not a farmer and don't pretend to be one. Just enjoy finding old equipment and putting it back to work.
 
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