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18 acres, what would you do?

  • 20-02-2011 5:46pm
    #1
    Dusty87
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    18 acres of good land. Would you sow it for hay or put cattle on it? It has to be ploughed and sown for either. Im not looking to make a profit (would be nice though), but to keep me busy and enjoy it. I reckon from a bit of experience hay would make more for the amount of land but if the margins are slim id nearly go cattle. Which would i break even in??


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  • #2
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    A lot less work for hay but you're depending very much on the weather coming right when you want it to. I'd be inclined to go the hay route this year, and if the weather is against you maybe go for silage and see how you get on


  • #3
    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    vincenzolorenzo wrote: »
    A lot less work for hay but you're depending very much on the weather coming right when you want it to. I'd be inclined to go the hay route this year, and if the weather is against you maybe go for silage and see how you get on

    any reason gettin bullocks etc are out? Would it end up costing me a lot in the long run regarding vet costs etc for such a small number on 18acres. I reckon wit 18 acres you really couldn get more than 5 or 6 for rearing


  • #4
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    Dusty87 wrote: »
    18 acres of good land. Would you sow it for hay or put cattle on it? It has to be ploughed and sown for either. Im not looking to make a profit (would be nice though), but to keep me busy and enjoy it. I reckon from a bit of experience hay would make more for the amount of land but if the margins are slim id nearly go cattle. Which would i break even in??

    i'd put in a cereal Wheat or Barley.


  • #5
    mjcom4d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭mjcom4d


    If it's the weather your worried about all the main predictors like ken ring from new Zealand and the postman from Donegal are predicting a scorcher there is even water shortages predicted for the capital good ta have our own well so:D


  • #6
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    mjcom4d wrote: »
    postman from Donegal

    Is that the same Postman who predicted a white February, or are there two of them up there? :pac:


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  • #7
    mjcom4d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭mjcom4d


    the lad that predicts it trough the animal movements


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