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Farmers? 2009 so far...
- How's things going?
started by Polaris-Man
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June 8th 2009 at 5:44 PM
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bigrok
Oatty
bigrok is not looking forward to going back to "paradise".
Updated Tuesday at 11:59 AM
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1543 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: February 23rd 2006
Location: Kailua, HI, USA
Current Sled: NONE!! :(
2008-2009 Miles: 73
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Talked to the brother in law this weekend. Corn is up about 6" and the wheat and beets will be sprayed either this week or next week, depending on how fast the beets get to the 4 leaf stage.
I need big jugs on my sled, cuz my girl doesn't.
2007 Dodge Ram 2500
~5.9L CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL, auto, quad cab, short box, B&W gooseneck hitch, silencer ring MIA, torque tube baffles MIA, Smarty Jr POD, Aero Turbine 4040XL, ISSPRO gauges (boost, trans temp & EGT).....Wish list: 18"x9" XD Spy wheels, 33" tires, Smarty Sr, AFE Intake
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June 27th 2009 at 10:28 PM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts 
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Awesome, just got 4 to 5 inches of rain. Water everywhere. After our huge struggle to get the crop in, it's all gonna drown now.
What a lousy year. Farming is stupid.
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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June 27th 2009 at 11:35 PM
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JONESIE
SLED IS BOTTLE FED
JONESIE Too dam busy for my own good.
Updated Last Monday at 12:14 PM
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1252 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: March 8th 2004
Location: winnipeg, manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: 04 700 switchback mod
2008-2009 Miles: 643
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well there is always crop insureance. thought not being a farmer im not sure how that works or what kinda coverage you get. welcome to my year. So far due to the ****ty start to the construction season mostly due to bad weather, we are already down $500,000 from last year and it looks to only get worse. But just got to hope for the best right.
cheers
04 700 switchback clutched, aatacc, slp big air kit, sportech hand gaurds, boyseen reeds, c&a pro xt with 6" carbide, 8" big wheel kit, slp cheater head, full slp pipe setup, black belly pan, walker evans clicker shocks, 1.5 camoplast cross country track, ported cylinder, and boss noss 30-40hp kit.
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June 28th 2009 at 9:27 AM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Well, it's not the end of the world and we'll probably just lose the low spots we always lose anyway. Everything is so late we just have to hope for a very long, warm fall.
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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June 29th 2009 at 9:27 PM
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bigrok
Oatty
bigrok is not looking forward to going back to "paradise".
Updated Tuesday at 11:59 AM
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1543 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 23rd 2006
Location: Kailua, HI, USA
Current Sled: NONE!! :(
2008-2009 Miles: 73
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Corn is waist high and wheat is headed out. Could be combining by the 3rd week of July if the weather holds out.
I need big jugs on my sled, cuz my girl doesn't.
2007 Dodge Ram 2500
~5.9L CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL, auto, quad cab, short box, B&W gooseneck hitch, silencer ring MIA, torque tube baffles MIA, Smarty Jr POD, Aero Turbine 4040XL, ISSPRO gauges (boost, trans temp & EGT).....Wish list: 18"x9" XD Spy wheels, 33" tires, Smarty Sr, AFE Intake
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July 29th 2009 at 12:32 PM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9123 Posts 
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
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Everything is looking pretty good here, a friend of mine was combining peas already yesterday. My winter wheat should go next week,the heads are 4" long on some of those suckers 
My hard wheat is not so nice looking though, alot of it in our area got wheat streak mosak disease. Some of it will still be alright,the rest will be turned to insurance.
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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July 29th 2009 at 6:31 PM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Our stuff is all super late. Sprayed the last field of wheat with folicur this morning. Still have some fungicide to spray on the canola yet. Looks like the combines will be sitting in the yard throughout august this year...
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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July 30th 2009 at 7:03 PM
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bigrok
Oatty
bigrok is not looking forward to going back to "paradise".
Updated Tuesday at 11:59 AM
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1543 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 23rd 2006
Location: Kailua, HI, USA
Current Sled: NONE!! :(
2008-2009 Miles: 73
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Beans and corn aren't very good here in western MN. Corn is maybe 5' in good places and just starting to tassle, one field I saw was about 6" tall throughout the whole field. It's a good 2-3 weeks behind. Beans are a foot tall in good places. A lot of the fields are yellow with root rot. Wheat and sugar beets are looking pretty good.
I need big jugs on my sled, cuz my girl doesn't.
2007 Dodge Ram 2500
~5.9L CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL, auto, quad cab, short box, B&W gooseneck hitch, silencer ring MIA, torque tube baffles MIA, Smarty Jr POD, Aero Turbine 4040XL, ISSPRO gauges (boost, trans temp & EGT).....Wish list: 18"x9" XD Spy wheels, 33" tires, Smarty Sr, AFE Intake
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July 30th 2009 at 7:09 PM
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bigblock
Launchair Racing
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253 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: December 2nd 2008
Location: Glyndon, MN, USA
Current Sled: 03 RMK 600
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Our wheat is looking good, if only it would turn now... could be august 20th before its ready. Beet rows finally closed a week and a half ago, a lot of them are radish sized now, Crystal Sugar is talking about a pre pile harvest beginning august 20th also.  What are they gonna do with 10 ton beets? Could use a little rain up here too, it's been very dry for the last month or so.
I hope I die like my grandpa did - quietly in his sleep... not like the rest of the people in the car.
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July 30th 2009 at 8:45 PM
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srx_600
www.snowmobilehotspots.com
srx_600 if its gonna be this warm i would rather have it be summer...
Updated Thursday at 8:28 PM
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2295 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: April 29th 2007
Location: South Dakota, USA
Current Sled: 2003 RMK 700 151
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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One of the best years here in a long time. Many people about 20 miles north of us got hammered with hail and lost it all. We got lucky and missed the nasty stuff and just got rain.
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July 30th 2009 at 9:10 PM
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stormrider62033
wally
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4729 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 25th 2004
Location: Gillespie, IL, USA
Current Sled: 99xcr 800
2008-2009 Miles: 500
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Quote originally posted by Polaris-Man
Our stuff is all super late. Sprayed the last field of wheat with folicur this morning. Still have some fungicide to spray on the canola yet. Looks like the combines will be sitting in the yard throughout august this year...
PMan ,you got that right around here also late some corn being a foot tall and water stunted so its just setting beans are not even a foot tall yet
mid Il alway's waiting for snow,moving north(way north)2001 thundercat 99xcr 800 97SPX ULTRA 96 zrt 600&800,92 doo plusX 92 v max 4 750
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August 1st 2009 at 6:47 PM
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I am working in the drayton north dakota area for the next couple years. i can see why in that soil you have to get stuck once in a while to get the dirt to dry. in our soil at home if there was standing water you woulding get even close to it on foot, but if you let it sit for a couple days it will dry up. in that red river dirt it never drys up until you scratch it. does it ever stop raining here?
nothing goes like 3 holes!!
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August 1st 2009 at 7:58 PM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9123 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
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^We still have standing water from this spring,we do not normally get quite this much moisture. This pic was taken after we had already seeded this part of the field,the dirt on top was dry and was even going slightly down hill. All of our stucks this year were on dry looking ground. This was after a front wheel assist allis tried and failed to pull it out
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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August 4th 2009 at 7:04 PM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9123 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
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Started combining winter wheat today,have not figured out the Bu/A yet but its looking to be around 50-60. Not bad for our sandy soiled land.
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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August 16th 2009 at 2:17 PM
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bigrok
Oatty
bigrok is not looking forward to going back to "paradise".
Updated Tuesday at 11:59 AM
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1543 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 23rd 2006
Location: Kailua, HI, USA
Current Sled: NONE!! :(
2008-2009 Miles: 73
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Just talked to the brother in law. Wheat is done. That ran really good. 60-65 bushel/acre. 14.7% protien. Got a little bit of oats to combine after it dries up from the 2" of much needed rain.
I need big jugs on my sled, cuz my girl doesn't.
2007 Dodge Ram 2500
~5.9L CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL, auto, quad cab, short box, B&W gooseneck hitch, silencer ring MIA, torque tube baffles MIA, Smarty Jr POD, Aero Turbine 4040XL, ISSPRO gauges (boost, trans temp & EGT).....Wish list: 18"x9" XD Spy wheels, 33" tires, Smarty Sr, AFE Intake
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August 16th 2009 at 2:37 PM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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That's pretty good. Our wheat is just getting a yellowish tinge to it now. It will be awhile yet.
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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August 23rd 2009 at 10:36 AM
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we got 6" this week at home and guys are cutting hay several days later thats how dry it is.
had lots of rain again in drayton, no news flash there.
nothing goes like 3 holes!!
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August 24th 2009 at 10:08 PM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Still sitting around waiting for things to turn. Frigid weather, clouds and rain are not helping.
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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August 25th 2009 at 12:14 AM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9123 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
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Winter wheat,canola and peas are done. Hope to start on durum tomarrow,we are behind quite a bit from normal. We will be combining during haydays at this rate.
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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September 3rd 2009 at 10:55 PM
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Polaris-Man
Mike Otis
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11899 Posts
Group: Administrators
Member Since: April 10th 2001
Location: Letellier, Manitoba, Canada
Current Sled: '08 Dragon '07 Switchback
2008-2009 Miles: 1200
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Anything getting done yet? We are still sitting on our asses doing nothing. Canola is close to being cut, there's some guys around here combining. I know of a few guys who have combined canola and it's doing pretty good, buddy of mine was out today and he said the field was averaging around 55 bu/acre. Spring wheat, very little is done and what is done seems to be yielding alright, but it's wet. I know of some guys who were taking it off around 20 or 21% and drying it.
We might start cutting canola tomorrow or on the weekend. With this sudden burst of hot weather that we needed a month ago things are turning quickly. Our wheat will have to be sprayed soon too, however if it were to stay warm for an extended period of time I personally would consider swathing it. The straw just isn't gonna dry down with the short days with little heat.
Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. That means every day you see me, that's the worst day of my life.
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September 4th 2009 at 10:09 AM
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polarisrxlrider
Cornfed
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794 Posts 
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Member Since: July 28th 2007
Location: Ovid, MI
Current Sled: '00 XCSP 600 VES
2008-2009 Miles: 375
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Seed rep projects that if we have a normal September, which it hasnt been a normal summer yet, that the corn will still be 35% moisture Oct 1. Other then that, starting 4th cutting end of this next week, then put the baler and discbine away.
2000 Polaris 600 XCSP with VES, completely stock, for now...
1993 Polaris Indy Storm
clutched, 800 jugs, DG can, Vforce 3 reeds
1991 Polaris Indy Classic
Xtra 12 suspension
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September 4th 2009 at 11:55 AM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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9123 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: October 3rd 2002
Location: Center and Roseglen, ND, USA
Current Sled: 09 RMK 700 & 06 IQr 600
2008-2009 Miles: 550
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Last year at this time we had already been done harvesting for a week. Now we are only about half done,but still ahead of most. Winter wheat has dropped $1 in the last week,and they said they have a 2yr surplus of durum. Not good for future pricing.
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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September 5th 2009 at 10:00 AM
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they started opening up beat fields this week and small grains as well, lots of green in the small grain fields. first week since june that we had no rain!!!
at home things are looking good, beans have lots of pods and just plain old look good for the most part.
nothing goes like 3 holes!!
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High performance engineering
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September 5th 2009 at 9:00 PM
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OhioPolarisKid
Advanced Member
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1154 Posts
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Member Since: January 22nd 2008
Location: Farmersville, Ohio, USA
Current Sled: 1999 Indy 500 XC SP
2008-2009 Miles: 1340
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Around here its been a very very abnormal summer. Very cool and wet. Usually everybodys yards were brown so they needed a sprinkler system, which we would install and make money. Now the yards have been green most of the summer, and we have no work. We have most of 4th cutting in at my grandpas, a few bean fields are about ready, some corn is starting to turn. Hogs are at .28 cents a pound, which for a 250 pound hog, thats only 70 bucks. Not a soul is making money on hogs this year. Crop prices are falling like a stone. You cant hardly give away hay or straw. Right now my grandpas bank barn is full, and we arent done with 4th cutting. Hes not sure what he is going to do with it since he cant sell it. Last winter he almost ran out of hay and had to buy some. This winter he probably wont be able to sell much.
Ive been at fair the past week, which shows me how much money some people will blow on livestock even though the economy is gone. One family had grand and reserve champion steer. Supposedly they spent 30k on one, maybe on both. The grand champion heifer was bought in Kentucky to show at our fair. The top hogs were probably 3-400 bucks a piece, and im sure thats low. I show up with my homegrown 3 month old heifer that wont walk at all, and 2 nice homegrown hogs, and just get blown out of the water. I guess anymore 4-H is one of those things where you got to pay to play.
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September 6th 2009 at 5:09 PM
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Quinlan
Department of Corrections
Quinlan is a little disappointed that he received HMK Highmark 4 boots instead of the Highmark Pros as he had anticipated...
Updated Yesterday at 6:19 PM
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9720 Posts
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Member Since: December 8th 2003
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Current Sled: 06 SP 440/700, 98 ZR 600
2008-2009 Miles: 365
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Definitely a late year here in ND. We just finished up our Spring Wheat today. It ran much better than most years. We don't have our total bushels calculated yet though. We'll be moving on to Durum this week, presuming it doesn't rain...
2006 Arctic Cat SnoPro 440/700 EFI
1998 Arctic Cat ZR 600 EFI Custom
1996 Ski-Doo FormulaIII 600
A mountain lion roaming the prairie found a bull, killed it and ate the entire bull. With a heavy belly, unable to walk, the lion laid in the tall grass moaning and roaring. Soon a hunter, attracted by the roaring, shot and killed the lion.
Moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut!
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