Posted by J Schwiebert on January 28, 2008 at 06:51:45 from (209.143.51.249):
In Reply to: Our farming ventures posted by Dave from MN on January 28, 2008 at 06:16:46:
You mention cattle: Around here you almost have to show a person a picture of cattle. There are none in this township except one person who will feed out his Holestin bull caves. He is also the only dairy farmer left in the township. What is the value of land in your neighborhood? Around here there are also no CRP acres except for strips along some ditch banks. Crops have changed. When I started working for a dealer in 1960 the special crops were tomatoes and sugar beets. We have a few on the sand that grow green beans, some peppers and carrots. Sugar beets have come and gone 5 tomato processing plants have left because of "free trade" Only tomatoes left are for a few growers and they are all processed out of state. A lot of farmers had chicken coops 4, between me and the corner (2 miles) they are either setting empty or have been torn down. Wheat straw is a bigger crop than hay. This is in northwest Ohio
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