The Official Farming Thread...

[SpaceBus]

If you have good timber, you might sell some to finance clearing. Just a thought.

I'm not in a hurry, the most expensive part will be acquiring the mammoth donkeys, which is how I want to use the farm to make money. Donkey milk, apparently people who live outside of the US just call it ass (or ass's) milk, is valuable and mammoth donkeys have the most yield. The alpacas may also bring us a bit of income if we get good at converting the fiber into yarn. Next year I'd like to get into selling chicken hatching eggs, but I have to make some more infrastructure improvements so I can make sure what kind of eggs I'm getting. I have pretty much all the tools and implements I need to make it all happen and I have the time.

 

[Mastermind]

I'm not in a hurry, the most expensive part will be acquiring the mammoth donkeys, which is how I want to use the farm to make money. Donkey milk, apparently people who live outside of the US just call it ass (or ass's) milk, is valuable and mammoth donkeys have the most yield. The alpacas may also bring us a bit of income if we get good at converting the fiber into yarn. Next year I'd like to get into selling chicken hatching eggs, but I have to make some more infrastructure improvements so I can make sure what kind of eggs I'm getting. I have pretty much all the tools and implements I need to make it all happen and I have the time.

Interesting stuff.

 

[SpaceBus]

Interesting stuff.

Bottled camel milk is going $1.11 an ounce right now, and I can't find the powdered donkey milk that I found last year. Maybe it's just worth more to sell it to cosmetic companies? The only donkey milk I can find now is a cannister of powder sachets that is going for $14.35/oz! The whole cannister cost $122 and has twenty four 10g sachets. Powdered camel milk is about $5.28/oz, powered cow milk is $0.54/oz.

Edit: Found another powder ass milk seller, $14.78/oz.

 

[SpaceBus]

Does anyone know where I can find bale spears that attach to my pallet fork frame? I have a root rake grapple that does an OK job of moving 4x4 round bales, but I'd like something a bit more practical.

 

[Mastermind]

Does anyone know where I can find bale spears that attach to my pallet fork frame? I have a root rake grapple that does an OK job of moving 4x4 round bales, but I'd like something a bit more practical.

I move round bales with pallet folks pretty often. When I get in a hurry and don't wanna swap to the spear.

If you aren't using many bales, a rear spear can be found cheap.

 

[Steve]

Hay dried really well today. Was able to get it all up. 195 bales. Air is so damn thick right now it you can almost swim through it!

 

[Only the Tony]

One more day! You're off tomorrow right?

We cut another small field yesterday. Have to Ted it this afternoon and we will start small squares tomorrow when I get off work.

Just got hammered by pop up rain shower. Heaviest part was guess where. Got off work earlier than I expected and had dad meet me to do some baling. Few kinks but was getting things done. Had him stop because I wanted to adjust the clutch on the tractor, didn't like the way it felt. Clean hay at least.

 

[Steve]

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Just got hammered by pop up rain shower. Heaviest part was guess where. Got off work earlier than I expected and had dad meet me to do some baling. Few kinks but was getting things done. Had him stop because I wanted to adjust the clutch on the tractor, didn't like the way it felt. Clean hay at least.

I seen this storms on the radar here and had hoped you squeezed by. How many did you get rolled up before you quit?

 

[Only the Tony]

I seen this storms on the radar here and had hoped you squeezed by. How many did you get rolled up before you quit?

45 or so. Should make between 160 to 180. Time will tell. Looks like it was short and fast so should dry out tomorrow to finish. Part of it out guessing the guessers.

 

[Mastermind]

Weather guesses said the rain would be moving out tonight. Well, its raining like a mfer right now.

 

[Only the Tony]

Weather guesses said the rain would be moving out tonight. Well, its raining like a mfer right now.

When I dropped it, we had a chance of rain that day and then nice weather. Changed so many times in last 3 days I can't keep up. It's just the chance you have to take when you work a kinda regular job.

 

[farminkarman]

Weather guesses said the rain would be moving out tonight. Well, its raining like a mfer right now.

Send the rain up here Randy! Guessers keep removing rain from our forecast….hopefully they are wrong.

 

[Mastermind]

Send the rain up here Randy! Guessers keep removing rain from our forecast….hopefully they are wrong.

I feel blessed to have the rain. I've seen those dry years were we wind up feeding out hay in the late summer.

Hopefully y'all get some relief soon.

 

[SpaceBus]

I move round bales with pallet folks pretty often. When I get in a hurry and don't wanna swap to the spear.

If you aren't using many bales, a rear spear can be found cheap.

Do you stab them or get under them?

 

[Only the Tony]

Do you stab them or get under them?

Move them as far apart as you can and go under. You won't be able to spear a bale with them without a lot of difficulty. What type of tractor and loader? Pin on attachments or quick attach? Should be able to find a cheap pin on bale spear at an auction since most people are using quick attach of some sort. Most are going European style now.

 

[Mastermind]

Do you stab them or get under them?

Exactly what Tony said.

 

[SpaceBus]

Move them as far apart as you can and go under. You won't be able to spear a bale with them without a lot of difficulty. What type of tractor and loader? Pin on attachments or quick attach? Should be able to find a cheap pin on bale spear at an auction since most people are using quick attach of some sort. Most are going European style now.

I have a Kioti DK4710, 45hp Cat 1 utility tractor, weighs about 3500 lbs without loader or anything else attached. It's not a big tractor, but it does everything I ask of it, but I do wish it were bigger sometimes! The front end loader is quick attach, like a skid steer. I don't know where to find Ag auctions where I live, but I'll definitely look into it. Even just finding a bale spear frame would be nice, then I could just source replacement spears. Are the rigs that attach to the bucket with a chain worthwhile?

 

[Mastermind]

I have a Kioti DK4710, 45hp Cat 1 utility tractor, weighs about 3500 lbs without loader or anything else attached. It's not a big tractor, but it does everything I ask of it, but I do wish it were bigger sometimes! The front end loader is quick attach, like a skid steer. I don't know where to find Ag auctions where I live, but I'll definitely look into it. Even just finding a bale spear frame would be nice, then I could just source replacement spears. Are the rigs that attach to the bucket with a chain worthwhile?

Attaching to the bucket on a small tractor would set the spear even further forward. That could get nose heavy in a hurry I'd think.

Personally, I'd be looking for a rear spear.

Facebook marketplace? A local sale site?

 

[Gizzard]

Got all the dove sunflower fields planted early May. Bit much power for this job, but didn’t care.

 

[Only the Tony]

I have a Kioti DK4710, 45hp Cat 1 utility tractor, weighs about 3500 lbs without loader or anything else attached. It's not a big tractor, but it does everything I ask of it, but I do wish it were bigger sometimes! The front end loader is quick attach, like a skid steer. I don't know where to find Ag auctions where I live, but I'll definitely look into it. Even just finding a bale spear frame would be nice, then I could just source replacement spears. Are the rigs that attach to the bucket with a chain worthwhile?

Definitely need some weight on back to lift and move bales with front. Rear spears like Randy said would be best to start with. Get one with smaller square "super penetrator" profile. You can buy both rear and a front skid steer style points for about $1000 new from TSC, but should be able to find cheaper. Don't try to move hay on front without one on back for counter weight because those compact tractors will flip over easy.