I never was a farmer, but in the early 70's I had a hog floor, and it made enough money that it could be considered "fun". It was only 40 X 40, and divided into 4 pens. I could keep 15 head per pen, and rotate a batch in and out each month. I bought all of the pigs at a local auction barn, bought all of the feed, and had lots of hand labor. I kept good records, and often made a profit of $50 per head. That was a lot of money to a young man in 1970. I had a day job, so the hogs were a sideline, but the work never stopped. The manure was cleaned off daily by hand, but I was young then. My wife and I were rolling in the dough - got all of our debts paid off, and what could go wrong. Then came the 80's. It got to where you couldn't hardly give a hog away. When we got down to $10 profit per hog, it was no longer "fun", and I stopped buying feeders. I remember guys saying they just opened their gates and let their hogs roam. One guy claimed that he left 6 pigs in a stock trailer with a sign "Free to a good home". Came back the next morning and there were 8 pigs in his trailer. Good memories, but those days are over. I don't know where you'd find a hog in our neighborhood now. I used to step out in the evening, and I could hear feeder lids rattling in every direction from our place. No more. There's got to be some big boys in the hog business yet, because I see pork in the meat section of the grocery store, but the little guy is on the side.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
