Small time hay farmer that I am, even then people assume so much. I work nights in a factory and have heard everything from why am I working there (because I obviously just have boatloads of money) to it's super easy to do because, "You just do everything with machines." 21 acres of small squares with 50-60 year old equipment, generally on my own. Trying to get people to even think about helping out is more of a chore than just doing it alone most times.
Holy Jesus, I'm a construction worker in Iowa, been so for over 30 years, and I feel lucky to make what I make even though the last 4 years have killed me and eaten up ALL my savings (thanks Branden - n - Cameltoe) and you have spent 2 of my years wages in seed. I couldn't afford to be a farmer!!! Thanks for sharing Wes
@@onelonleyfarmer undoubtedly, I'm gald your doing ok in this f-ed up world. Though we may struggle I believe God will not give us more than we can handle
@@onelonleyfarmerFunny how you preach so much about USA products and supporting USA businesses. And how much you hate China. But you sure are turning left just for yourself. Way to support America and keep good Americans working joker.
Wes for some good hose protectors go to your local fire department. They will give you their old fire hose that does not pass pressure testing. Just cut the ends off and cut the length you need and insert the hose they are very abrasion resistant.
I like how you "Tell it like it is !!" 👍 BTW- Your wife IS cute! Like to see more of her on the channel. --- At 22:30, wrap the metal where the hose rest, rather then wrap the hose with hose. Try that.
Wes try 10 acres of soybeans at 35lbs per acre we cut back from 60 lbs years ago and have actually seen an increase in yields at least in our area, at 35lbs the soybean plant loads up twice the amount, just think when you see a soybean plant by itself how much it puts on same principle at 35lbs not to mention the cost savings on the seed!!
Wes, I have followed Rick Clark (no youtube channel but he gives presentations on other channels regarding his five thousand acre farm selling organic no till no chemical corn and beans to granola food companies) and to cut his seed cost he grabbed off-patented seed (so 17-20yr old varieties from a seed bank) so he gets all the somewhat modern hybrid yield characteristics and then he grows his own seed for the following year. (I'm working with crossing heirlooms). .. There is a theory that seeds adapt (imagine that) to whatever process is used at the seed companies, so to get maximum yield for commodity wholesale you need to copy their growing recipe. If you grow your own seed it will adapt to your farming techniques and it all improves. Look up Hybrid Vigor and how to get F1 hybrids with old seed versions to maximize yield. "Wes' Corn 'n Secret Sauce gets you six hundred bu/acre record yields!" Put a couple acres of Reids Yellow Dent heirloom in and see how that goes, it will need wider in-row spacing 9-12in so factor that in. I'm going 15in rows this year to increase population and space per plant).
I totally agree with you on the GPS I run two of those John deer (atu300) steering motor and they work very well and are easy to set up and use and what correction are you on with your John Deere Starfire 3000 great video 👍 😊
Wess I think you’re wrong in the 1 dollar a pound of beef. I think it’s more like 70cents after expenses. I’m in eastern oregon so I have to irrigate with pivots so my cost is more but still. My twine fuel and fertilizer is 10 times what it was 4 years ago
I don't believe we've ever seen the upper part of that barn before Wes. How well did the hay keep up there? I sell my beef for $3.75 a hanging pound and still think my customers are getting a bargain over store price and getting better beef to boot.
Or maybe you are to low. Especially since decon calves are getting better than $500 and Holstein Angus crosses are going for $700. Besides if people are willing to pay for it then my price is just right.
i suggest u try planting for experiment seed of corn that grew in your field in one field. maybe it could save you 40.000$. buying seed is only good to get new varieties that are more productive and they can't produce new varieties so fast. i plant seed of my last year corn and it grows ok. but im hobby farmer.
also, planting grain that came from a hybrid plant won't give you the same thing that it came from. It'll give you a mix of the parents. You can save and plant open-pollinated varieties, which will be the same, but they don't produce the grain yield of hybrids and have less pest and weed control options. There are some people who like to use really tall open-pollinated varieties to make silage, though.
Hybrid corn so cant save seed.... do the math on planting wheat.... might be a better deal. Ran the numbers on planting only srww this year. Wasn't too bad, lower fertilizer, no dryer cost, lower seed cost, in a really good year can get 100bpa. Even better deal if you could find a home for the straw.
Just out of curiosity if everything goes perfect the whole season how many bushels will a 50lbs bag of seed corn produce and how many bushels will a 50lbs bag of soybean seed produce?
I know this is off subject but I'm curious about something. It seems that most farmers prefer Ford trucks. Is there a particular reason why ? Are they better for some things ? Thanks !
hello wes i bought my first baler for $250 an ih mcormick 47 needs the knotters redone which from what ive priced out is gonna be 4-500 bucka per knotter but i plan to throw a v vtwin motor on it and pull it with my 9n to bale straw and mulch hay for my veggie farm my family says im batshit fucking crazy but the way i look at it 300 bales at $3 a bale would pay for 2 knotters
Curious as to you farming over 4,000 acres and owning a portable sawmill and having all those functionally obsolete buildings why you don’t build a shop?
@@ducewags a "unit" is 140,000 seed period end of story A unit is never measured by lbs. I have had pro boxes where 42 units was the max they could put in it.. while other seeds were so little they managed to put 55 in it with ease (and obviously the weight was more less the same.. just way less seeds in one compared to the other. But to answer your question 180,000 Seeds would be that math.. and clearly that is NOT a "unit".
calm down.... my goal is 170K per acre I said I need a unit and 1/4 to meet that goal. I know what a unit is. in corn a unit is 80,000 seeds. in beans a unit is 140,000 seeds. no need to get your panties in a knot. the seed I planted yesterday was 54 pounds in a unit.
I loved watching MacGyver and his problem solving. I also had the eye opener about his views on firearms. Irony… how many anti gun actors make more than you or myself faking it.
