Posted by Bill(Wis) on December 08, 2020 at 10:11:39 from (148.75.118.81):
In Reply to: Re: Grain farming posted by ztrmowers on December 08, 2020 at 09:00:02:
I didn't mean to give the impression that I'm a mega-farmer. I number acres in hundreds, not thousands, and at my age, 84, I do not aspire to get any larger. Some of my fields are small so the 6 row fits a little better but I probably will go 12 row next. Your remark about profit made me laugh because I'm not trying to make a profit but I'm not a playboy farmer either. Everything gets paid for and the money I have left gets spent on the farm. Not always on equipment. I have a few land improvement projects going and I nearly traded combines this year. Dealer had a new New Holland CR8.90 that listed for $760000 (I think) for sale for $386k. That would be more than I would need but I was waiting to see if it sold. Combining was pretty well finished back in November and I was just about to go in and see what kind of a deal I could really get but they sold it that week. Someone else had the same idea. They have another one but it's only 2 wheel drive so I'll pass on that one. John Deere has a new combine that lists for $1000000. It would take 7 semis to keep up with its output if the elevator was 15 miles away. I do not ever want to get into that kind of farming because it leaves you just managing things. Although, my friends do. The two of them farm 5000 acres, all grain, and they own two combines and seven semis. As it is, I do just about everything. I stopped pulling those fertilizer buggies around when I started doing GPS based soil tests. I don't do any spraying either. Cooperative comes out with a Patriot sprayer with a 90' boom (that's their small one) and I just watch. I do all the rest.
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