Posted by LBSMJS on January 29, 2012 at 08:15:27 from (67.55.148.10):
In Reply to: Feed store rip off posted by 37Chief on January 28, 2012 at 22:42:53:
That is a good amount to be paying for hay.You didn't say if it was grass or alfalfa,but let's say it is alfalfa.Real good alfalfa will run 200-250/ton at the barn.Delivery will run 3-4 dollars/mile with say 650 bales/load at legal ht.You then have 3 people unload at 12.00/hr and it takes 1 1/2 hrs to unload truck and stack,that's if the driver helps which is not always case. That is 54.00 for labor. So you haul it 1000 mi-thats 3500.00.You have 21.1 ton on at 65 lbs/bale.Now you have 13.58/bale in load. So just take a guess what his overhead is with help to deliver,truck that gets 10mi/gal.-gas at 3.50/gal taxes and interest on money.If anybody wants to jump in to starting a feed store in Cal. have at it.I know my figures might be off but you can change them around and the risk is still there.Been raising hay and straw plus buying & selling it for 25 yrs and it is not easy. If you think it is easy get the check book out. I better go move some snow so I can load in morning.Thank you for your patience for the long post.
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