[AT] junk

[Edchainsaw at aol.com]

Back in the late 90's Dad and I sold some seed into the area around  
Sanford,NC from what we used.
It worked well enough that we had several farms using what we  provided.... 
 then the seed corn company got involved:  they   KNEW better what they 
should be planting and then they stopped producing the  corn we sold them....   
     The corn we sold them actually was out yeilding  what it would here.. 
(hence the reason they wanted it) but after 2 yrs of a  diffrnt corn the 
Experiment was over....
 
I am all for diversification of crops.  I think what we do is driven  us so 
farm from actual farming and into AGFACTORY/Producers, who dont know WHO  
actually controls our production and profits.   Guys think they are or  
should get a set amout every year...    just like in a  factory...   
 
 
 

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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:06:45 -0400
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Ed,  Most of NC cannot compete with the midwest on corn yields. However 
milo 
will  do well here in our hot and usually dry summers on marginal 
land--land 
that  cannot produce a profit on corn, that?s why the push to grow it here. 
We've  never really grown it unless the farmer was using it himself for 
feed. 
It  gives us something to rotate to in the summer besides soybeans, unless 
you  are in an area that can grow really good corn. One thing they do want 
the  milo for is chickens and turkeys in addition to hogs--therefore we 
can't  
plant bird resistant varieties.

I can't imagine what getting 24in of  rain in 2 weeks would be like. Seems 
even the grass in your yard would  drown!

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From:  Edchainsaw at aol.com
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] junk

I  have not  found the field where the soybeans were sown by air  yet...
his other  fields are idle... across the road  the father of an   
Indianapolis
lawfirm  just started working ground yesterday.. it rained  him  out...

but we did need that rain--- after 24in in 15 days  then  no rain and  90+
heat for 12days  we were hurting for  water.

Here we plant as soon as possible  (march 30 last  year)   but  we have
never  had a 200bu crop .. save 1  10ac patch in 1982 that  went 220.    We 
are
extatic with  150/a...

Purdue's main economist told us for the last few years that the  Ethanol has
done topped out at about 10% usage --- that's not a massive  amout
considering the PROJECTED growth of production at over 20% over the  same 
time
frame.   To reinforce that no local Elevator here is  offering  over $4.20 
for
fall corn... and last I figured we had all  most   $4.75/bu  in a crop  (at
that EXTATIC   150bu/a)...   I  cant understand pushing  Milo because it is 
 
not
as good a producer and feed  value is lower than corn, and to  lower price 
of
corn you would (if you were  smart) try to increase  production of that--- 
not push another crop.... That is   silly!

Our Crop is looking VERY POOR..   just so much water in  that  2week period
that its really bad...but we drove to Champ-banna  area    and  came back
feeling like step children....that  stuff was super   duper.



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