raeannsimpson wrote:

Jim wrote:
Charlie, I read what you posted here concerning feeding
soybeans to cattle. here's what a friend up in Franklin
county did last year. he cut soybeans with a hay cutter
in september before any foliage began to turn and drop.
he let them lay for about 2 days and then raked and round
bailed them. transported the bails into his cattle lots
then busted and spread the bails. the cows ate it up. he
also had hay for them but the cows showed a preference for
the soybean. I'm a wake county bean farmer and I could not
believe he did it because he had a beautiful crop with a
potential of 65 to 70 bushels to the acre and beans came
off the combine at $6.05 to $6.30 around here last year.
he later told me he was sure he got the $6.05 to $6.30 and
some back during the sale of his beef cattle.

I don't really know what your interest might be in bean
farming but I'll share my collection of bean farming web
page pictures with you just on the chance you might care
to have a look see.

http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/t...ean-field.html

Howdy neighbor Jim,

doing well and hope you are too.


Since I was the OP, I eavesdropped on your reply to Charlie....

Glad to hear of the success your friend had while using soybeans as
feed. Makes me feel a little better about it. You reckon the beans
will pull good at market again?

this is my local point of sale:
http://www.baileyfeedmill.com/
$8.23 this morning and with the major reduction in bean
acreage this year due to farmers going with corn coupled
with the new biodiesel facilities coming on line right
here in NC and then reduced yields due to this blasted
drought I'm feeling like the supports are in place for a
good market this fall.



Down here in Sampson, crops don't look
too good at all.

crops up here in Wake, Franklin and Johnston counties are weak.
the only real rains this year have been from small spotty thunder
storms.


Enjoyed checking out your page.

thanks. I enjoy picture taking, it's kind of a hobby.

As a side note/
question, you ever do business with Asgrow?

no.

Who was the supplier you
tried out on the lime page? I think I recognize the logo on the
trucks, but can't make it out too good....

they are out of Wilson NC but my contact is in Wendell named,
Wendell Farm Market. they can be reached at 919-365-6402.
the applicator truck is GPS equipped and has always done an
excellent job of being able to adjust the application rate
while moving over the land as a result of the GPS mapping
created from soil samples. GPS on the crop producing farm
is good stuff.

http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/t/h/theplanter/