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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1781690" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>I don't know yet.......</p><p></p><p>The original idea was to feed ONE cow while she raised 3 calves to turn a profit! Or at least pay for herself and the purchase price of the calves and feed.</p><p></p><p>That's why Eleanor is under the "cattle sales" section. She's an experiment! So others can see if they want to get into this thing we call cow/calf...</p><p></p><p></p><p>But yeah...</p><p>It kind of got out of hand didn't it?</p><p>First the bull being in there to breed her. He's gotta eat.</p><p>Then Bessie in there because 4 calves just seemed like too much for 1 cow. She's gotta eat.</p><p>And Opal should've been kicked out long ago. She's gotta eat.</p><p>Now the calves are eating too!!</p><p></p><p>So total there was 3 cows. 1 bull. And 5 calves eating. Not exactly fed like royalty....</p><p></p><p>It kind of snowballed.....</p><p></p><p>I'll have totals later. Don't worry!</p><p>Feed bought on contract at about 400 a ton...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edited to add...</p><p>[USER=42731]@50/50Farms[/USER] mentioned profitability in another thread.</p><p>Stay tuned.</p><p>This one may or may not turn a profit.</p><p>I knew I was gonna spend some money on this project going into it. My hopes are some folks hop in with both feet or at least consider getting in. Or perhaps they read and decide something like this isn't for them. Perhaps my experimental shorthorn project better suits them. [USER=498]@Dave[/USER] Posts some numbers occassionally on his one n dones. Maybe that's their cup of tea!</p><p></p><p></p><p>My profitable projects fuel the insanity!!!</p><p></p><p>And initial costs are on first page iirc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1781690, member: 39373"] I don't know yet....... The original idea was to feed ONE cow while she raised 3 calves to turn a profit! Or at least pay for herself and the purchase price of the calves and feed. That's why Eleanor is under the "cattle sales" section. She's an experiment! So others can see if they want to get into this thing we call cow/calf... But yeah... It kind of got out of hand didn't it? First the bull being in there to breed her. He's gotta eat. Then Bessie in there because 4 calves just seemed like too much for 1 cow. She's gotta eat. And Opal should've been kicked out long ago. She's gotta eat. Now the calves are eating too!! So total there was 3 cows. 1 bull. And 5 calves eating. Not exactly fed like royalty.... It kind of snowballed..... I'll have totals later. Don't worry! Feed bought on contract at about 400 a ton... Edited to add... [USER=42731]@50/50Farms[/USER] mentioned profitability in another thread. Stay tuned. This one may or may not turn a profit. I knew I was gonna spend some money on this project going into it. My hopes are some folks hop in with both feet or at least consider getting in. Or perhaps they read and decide something like this isn't for them. Perhaps my experimental shorthorn project better suits them. [USER=498]@Dave[/USER] Posts some numbers occassionally on his one n dones. Maybe that's their cup of tea! My profitable projects fuel the insanity!!! And initial costs are on first page iirc [/QUOTE]
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