The rising cost of feed!

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I think here in Louisiana it is legal to eat just about anything..
Ordered feed yesterday and it did go up its normal .50 per 50lb bag... I am going to have to go out and squeeze them Butlers....

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

I think here in Louisiana it is legal to eat just about anything..
Ordered feed yesterday and it did go up its normal .50 per 50lb bag... I am going to have to go out and squeeze them Butlers....

Don't squeeze to hard, you will lose your profit margin

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[wildergamebirds]

  That's illegal, now.  One of the big causes of so many starving, old horses.  PETA, of course.  I suppose they'll stop use of horses as source of pet food, also.

Are you saying it is illegal in all states or just yours? What's next, you own cattle?

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm
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  Do a search.  

  Actually, at one point several years ago, I heard it was illegal to butcher your own cow.  Then I was informed it was legal, but you had to have the carcass (and perhaps the whole process) inspected by USDA.  Either way, it was expensive, and prohibitive.

  Somewhere along the way, thanks to squawking, and ridicule, it was decided the regulations may not apply to family farms.  Some genius with OSHA noticed their regulations required wheat farmers to provide port-a-potties every 100 feet for custom combine crews (who would love to have obstacles to dodge, or bulldoze).

  I'm not sure about the letter of the law on butchering your own cow, today.  I do know it's about as convoluted as the tax code.  I also know you do not want to get caught selling un-inspected beef, or trading it for goods, or services (especially if you are one of those evil property owners).

  The things I've heard about horse meat for human consumption have been "piece meal" tail ends of news stories.  I'm pretty sure it's nation wide.  It applies to commercial processing plants.  If inspectors are instructed not to approve horse meat, no store would sell it, and plants can't operate.  It all comes down to Government knowing more than you.  Remember this in November!  Doesn't matter how your daddy always voted!  The party "out there for the little guy"  is now "out to get the little guy".  B.O.H.I.C.A.

[CharlieHorse]

It all comes down to Government knowing more than you.  Remember this in November!  Doesn't matter how your daddy always voted!  The party "out there for the little guy"  is now "out to get the little guy".  B.O.H.I.C.A.

Too bad that "voting" doesn't really count.  Can you imagine how many millions of dollars and fuel it has cost for people to go vote in these presidential primaries that mean absolutely nothing?   

Got anymore jokes?    LOL!   I have a couple:

"We, together, can make a difference"......translation: "We can use your money and labor and nothing changes, plus I just like saying that because it sounds good and Americans will fall for anything".

"let's make history" and keep the same ole bunch getting the free rides for the remainder of their/our lives.

Last I knew, "history" has it's own cosmic power source that happens whether you want it to or not, just how exactly do you go about making it?

If you want to hear anymore jokes........just turn on the news.   

[wildergamebirds]

  Steve, since I knew you were probably too busy to bother with a search, I did one, with so-so success.  I started a different thread in the General section.

  Charliehorse, I can't completely agree with your comment that voting doesn't count (I know that breaks your heart).  If National elections were more than just popularity contests, and they really get rid of earmarks, and pork, we might get some true representation. 

  Most don't know this, but originally we had one U.S. Representative for each 16,000 people.  They changed that when things started getting crowded, and to protect their Elitist status.

  That might be quite a circus, but it would make it easier for the people to know, and control their politicians (probably the real reason for the change). 

  There are a few around who are pretty decent.  I don't know if anyone realizes it, (maybe he likes it that way), but  there is actually a real live Missouri Senator who is a member of this board.  He has some common sense, and seems to know up from down.  That makes me wonder how he got elected, but we don't have a lot of city people.

[CharlieHorse]

I purchased some "open-pollinated" field corn that the fella claims will increase a cows milk production by 10# per day (over a gallon).  He said that it is around 16% protien, etc., etc., where hybrids are 3-8%.  A farm friend who has planted hybrids most his life has dairy cattle. He had me buy 9 bushels for him to plant. So we'll see this fall/winter if any milk production increases.     Nine to twelve foot plants, so the standability is not as good as some hybrids.

  That might be quite a circus, but it would make it easier for the people to know, and control their politicians (probably the real reason for the change). 

My point exactly.  Whenever the popular vote doesn't matter, it's rigged and crooked. I'm referring to just the Presidential elections. They will put in there, who they want in there.  Doesn't really matter anyway, the president is nothing but a spokesman figure, a "fall guy" so to speak to take all the blame and to deter/direct everyones attention away from the real culprits.......congressman and senators. 

I vote every time, especially against any tax levies or the like, regardless of the intent. 

[RedOakGamebirds]

Feed is now $720.00 per ton.  Something has got to give.  Monday it was postage and today it was feed-again.


Larry

[Reeves]

Prices up here are getting spooky as well. Makes one wonder where it will end, and how !
A contractor called me the other day, offering a job. Lowest offer in over 20 years. The SUB/LOA (living out allowance) was no where near enough to pay for the cheapest motel room, let alone food. Fuel prices are having an effect on much.....

[quailfarm7]

Feed is now $720.00 per ton. ? How are you buying it? in Bulk? bags? from a local feed mill?

[CharlieHorse]

Makes one wonder where it will end, and how !

Dont' worry...........help is on the way!!

"We can do it....Together we can fix it......You and I can do it......We, Us, We, Together, We"

---Hussein Obama

How and what?.....that doesn't matter.

 

Feed is now $720.00 per ton.

About the same as fertilizer....................I think we're being price-gouged something fierce!

[wildergamebirds]

Feed is now $720.00 per ton. 
Larry

 

    Larry, is that a typo?  Or are you paying some sort of sir charge for feeding a potential source of politically correct fuel?

[RedOakGamebirds]

I purchase this by the ton packaged in 50lb bags ($18 bagx40 bags=$720)  If my math is correct that equals an extremely hard pinch.  I can buy a 100lb bag of "ground up scraps" with everything in it for $18.50 a bag but its almost all dust and mostly fine corn.  Very little protein in it.  Its what most farmers around here call mash to feed their hogs.  Things are getting tight all over this country.  Last fall horse hay went up to $9 a bale and a roll was anywhere from $80-$140.  I got it for $3 a bale just in time early on before everyone was looking for some.  We've been getting plenty of rain this year so it should be some good crops but with the high cost of seed, fuel and of course the fertilizer I still dont see things much better.

[CharlieHorse]

I'm payin' about $14.50/50#  for poultry feed. Hay goes for $5 a bale and $70-$90 for round bale in my nick of the woods.

Plenty of rain here and no sun.  No field corn in the ground yet!!!!!   

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My feed went down 1.00$ per 50# bag last week..The dealer did not know why. He said I do not ask questions I just go by the price sheet they give me...Purina Layena and Startena...14.50

[citypickle]

April 17th gamebird starter was 14.60 & grower was 14.00 have a new batch coming Fri. will see if it went up.
  I am buying from Bartlett Mills