Originally Posted by SamOlson
Originally Posted by Old_Toot


Populations have also increased, Sam.




But at the same time I think it's fair to say that production has out-paced demand.

We are selling wheat for about the same price as my grandpa and father got 40 years ago.

Beef production is also much more 'efficient' than it was 20 years ago.

You might have similar acreage in crop or similar numbers of cattle but the yield has greatly increased.

Producing ourselves right out of a job....grin


We bought calves for our high country from the same folks for 25 years - had to quit buying from them when their calves got too large - we couldn't use them.
Those calves weaned 10 pounds higher, every year for 25 years!

I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~