[AT] Some ads from the 7/8/05 Lancaster Farming

[charlie hill]

The way those folks take "care" of their horses make you wonder how  those 
poor wild horses out in the great plains and on the outer banks can possibly 
survive.  But like you say,  it sure is good for business.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Some ads from the 7/8/05 Lancaster Farming


> Around this part of the country, there are several ways you can legally 
> print money: real estate, mortuary, insurance, and "horse hay". All the 
> yuppies who have their 2 acre "farmettes" and a horse somehow are 
> convinced that horses need some kind of very special and very expensive 
> hay that comes in very small bales (so the soccer mom can throw it into 
> the back of their Hummer). I have to admit selling the same folks new 
> compact diesel tractors and "mini" manure spreaders.
>
> While I realize that cows can eat stuff that might not be good for horses, 
> a lot of very nice oats and alfalfa that would otherwise end up in round 
> or large bales suddenly gets baled in to small bales and go from 2 to 4 
> times what regular hay brings in. It is a good source of extra income for 
> many small farmers, especially dairy farmers in our area (who are often 
> not even breaking even on milk these days). And I guess that spelt 
> probably falls into this category.
>
> Mike
>
> kgw wrote:
>> Thanks, Mike---I was just about ready to search spelt when I read just a 
>> tad further and saw your research!!---FWIW, I see that this guy doesn't 
>> give any bulk discount!
>>
>> Gene
>> Elgin, Illinois USA
>>
>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For Sale:
>>>
>>>
>>> Spelt for horses, $7 @ 100 lbs, $140 a ton, dry sudan grass for bedding, 
>>> $2 a bale. Lanc. Co. 717-445-7422. [I had to look that one up - spelt: A 
>>> hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe. Middle English, from Old English, 
>>> from Late Latin spelta, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle 
>>> Dutch spelte, wheat. I learned something new that most of you probably 
>>> already knew.]
>>>
>>
>
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