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I am ashamed for all the information that I have borrowed, slolen or just learned from this site.
Best to ask for forgiveness, than for permission, I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier, I have followed this site for 5-6+ years.
I'm Larry, I own about 130a of what remains of the 180a my grandfather bought in 1926. I'm located about 50 miles due North of Detroit and 20 miles East of Flint (yea, the city with the water problem). Most of the area around me has turned into "10a hobby farms".
I presently raise about 85+ acres of alfalfa and 20 beef cows. I used to raise row crops (corn, soybeans, wheat and oats), along with pigs (regular pigs, besides my three sons :lol:.
Aging myself, I quit row crops, when corn was down around $2.00 and I had 3 hungry mouths to feed.
I have an off farm job (milk house), that allows me to buy toys and farm with new (or newer) equipment (now that the boys are grown). The NBD (National Bank of Dad) is closed, however my sons tell their children National Bank of Grandma is open!!!
I plan on working my milk house for a couple of more year (my toy list keeps getting additions).
Thanks to HT, I have increased my hay production, dramatically, going from selling very little, to 3/4's of my annual production, thanks guys/gals.
Hopefully, I can contribute to HT and try to 'pay back' a small portion of the knowledge I have gained over the years from this site.
I feel deeply indebted and grateful for the knowledge that HT members have given me.
Best to ask for forgiveness, than for permission, I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier, I have followed this site for 5-6+ years.
I'm Larry, I own about 130a of what remains of the 180a my grandfather bought in 1926. I'm located about 50 miles due North of Detroit and 20 miles East of Flint (yea, the city with the water problem). Most of the area around me has turned into "10a hobby farms".
I presently raise about 85+ acres of alfalfa and 20 beef cows. I used to raise row crops (corn, soybeans, wheat and oats), along with pigs (regular pigs, besides my three sons :lol:.
Aging myself, I quit row crops, when corn was down around $2.00 and I had 3 hungry mouths to feed.
I have an off farm job (milk house), that allows me to buy toys and farm with new (or newer) equipment (now that the boys are grown). The NBD (National Bank of Dad) is closed, however my sons tell their children National Bank of Grandma is open!!!
I plan on working my milk house for a couple of more year (my toy list keeps getting additions).
Thanks to HT, I have increased my hay production, dramatically, going from selling very little, to 3/4's of my annual production, thanks guys/gals.
Hopefully, I can contribute to HT and try to 'pay back' a small portion of the knowledge I have gained over the years from this site.
I feel deeply indebted and grateful for the knowledge that HT members have given me.