Posted by Hal/Eastern Washington on January 03, 2012 at 12:57:30 from (71.213.249.231):
In Reply to: Re: Land purchase posted by Mike (WA) on January 02, 2012 at 17:37:52:
Actually, South of the Spokane Valley and not far from the Idaho border. There used to be at least 5 small to medium sized dairies fairly close to where I live. I don't think any of them milked over 50 cows, but they did OK for a long time. It was the regulations that came into effect and the continued low milk price that did them in.
The same thing happened to the chicken farms. Some folks still have small flocks, but the larger operations are gone, at least around my area. There was a chicken farm about a mile away that was fairly large, with about 5 long, metal buildings. That operation used to sell the liquid manure to local farmers, which they applied to fields with a big "honey wagon". It sure did stink afterwards, but that ground would have wonderful crops for years. But that chicken farm closed down 20-25 years ago and I never heard just why they quit. My guess is that it just didn't make enough profit with the system they had. The current owners use the buildings for boat storage now.
Now it's hard to find good cow manure for the garden. I have a friend who raises horses and mules who will load my trailer with their manure, but I have always thought cow manure was better, with less weed seeds making it through. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who is raising cattle any more.
My area has been changing for a long time, from rural to almost suburbia. The land has been broken down into acreages, and there are a lot more people. That's progress, but I guess I liked it better the way it used to be.
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