Posted by Billy NY on April 21, 2009 at 10:49:07 from (74.67.3.238):
In Reply to: Re: Sowing Oats posted by jayinNY on April 21, 2009 at 10:26:24:
Over here about 3-4 miles east of the Hudson River/Troy, N.Y. in the Town of Brunswick or as the Germans would call it "Braunschweig"
If I am correct, 1.5 bushel bags were $12.00 each, so 2 bags = 3 bushels so... that would be about $8.00/bushel or $24 per acre ? Might be wrong on that, but was putting down 3 bushels per acre. He finally got a drill to replace his old one, so seeding did not have to be hired out, less input cost, though he does the loan thing, so he's got to watch what he's doing there, made it all these years by doing that, so with some savings he was able to hire me on to help, and that packing & rock picking just ain't something you want to see a guy his age doing, open station cab, so in all it worked out, we're going to put in another 10 acres of oats, he's got another skid of seed in the shed, + he may do some winter wheat, some of these oat fields will go back to hay, he does a little of everything it seems, was sure glad my welding machine was handy, hung er off the loader and carted it over to his place, to the field etc. it kept this job rolling.
I am wheeled, taking today off, figure some photos might be enjoyed by y'all here, and most of this area, you can't ask for a better view from the seat.
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