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Posted by Jay (ND) on October 30, 2004 at 07:50:00 from (66.231.126.169):
In Reply to: Re: OT - What to do with 17 acres.... posted by farmerboybill on October 30, 2004 at 07:00:32:
ok - 4 grand, that's WAY saner than 40. I take back my original comment. You are only borderline nuts ;) At that, I would go for it assuming you can rezone and put in the utilities at a reasonable rate. Crop? I think I would put something on it that you can grow and harvest with a minimal amount of equipment. I mean, you probably don't want to buy a bean combine for 17 acres. What comes to mind is alfalfa. In particular, organic alfalfa. I think your market will come to you. There are a tremendous amount of people that are willing to pay a huge premium for organic. I think it can be profitable, but you have to do it different than the guys around here do. You have to control your weeds by regular mowing and/or tillage. They look more like thistle plots around here.
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