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Straw qeustions...

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Farmer w/straw

07-22-2005 13:10:55




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I have 100 acreas of wheat straw in NorthWest Indiana that I am selling to a local farmer who bales straw and sells it to large users by the semi-load.
I was told the bales would be 40-43 lbs each...find out that they are 48-49 lbs each. I am getting paid $0.30 per bale. THe guy then turns around and is selling by the ton...
I wonder if he is making out becasue he pays the farmers less if he gets more per bale since he is buying by the bale and then sells by weight.

SO the question - is this fair? Also, what do straw bales usually weigh...maybe this is normal?
Thanks!

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Hayman

07-23-2005 08:06:31




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
Depends on what your local market it is. Some have to give it away others can get a good dollar for it.

.30 a bale and he does all the work, finds the market and takes all the risk seems pretty fair. Its not like round bales where they can stand out in the field till being sold. Squares have to be baled and picked right away. Much more risk involved. As for wieght it depends a lot in the mosture content. They pack better when they are a little tougher.

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gary54

07-22-2005 20:18:50




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
wow, straw is a lot more expensive here in the NE- we bale small bales in twine that weigh 25 to 30 pounds each- we have to pay the owner $1.10 per bale for what we bale up- we sell by the trailer load for $2.75/ bale- guy on the other end gets $6 per bale



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Thack

07-22-2005 20:13:44




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 Re: Straw questions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
Well, I live in WestCentral Indiana and just got $0.60 per bale off 40 acres. The bale weight is fine, did you have a lot of weeds? Also keep in mind the guy is selling bulk. (probably to Allen in NE...LOL)



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Can't even use my name

07-22-2005 14:28:16




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
His first name isn't Jimmy or James is it? I got a real @#*$^*&*@! like that by me and I am in Northern IN. To get near 50 lb. bales it is either packed really really tight, are real long or wet or all the above. We sell our barley straw for $1 a bale and they do all the work.



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paul

07-22-2005 13:50:41




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
Very variable commodity. Sounds just fine the way it is to me.

If you don't like it, work out a price per ton next year around. Wouldn't bother to fuss with the current deal.

The straw is worth $15-20 an acre as fertilizer. If you are getting more than that & have no work involved, good to go.

--->Paul



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jimont

07-22-2005 13:42:40




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
Holy Cow , the guy's only out 5 or 6 lbs on the particular bales you weighed !! What's to say the next dozen are'nt below your weight range , then who's gettin scr*&^#d. Leave well enough alone !!



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Allan in NE

07-22-2005 13:29:05




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
Farmer,

Sure sounds okay to me.

Straw gets heavier as time goes on. It absorbs moisture from the air or some such thing. If it should by chance get rained on, then it is really heavy. :>)

Allan



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caseyc

07-22-2005 13:22:47




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 Re: Straw qeustions... in reply to Farmer w/straw, 07-22-2005 13:10:55  
if he's the one raking and baling then yes that sound fair. i do the same here. i have a local BTO windrow about 20-30 acres for me and then i bale myself and pay 25 him 25 cents a bale. i then supply the local fleet farm store and they pay me $2.00 a bale, then thay sell it for $4.00 a bale to the yuppies. the BTO doesn't care about the straw so it's extra money in his pocket, he doesn't want to waste his time baling anyways, i make a buck a bale as the middle man and the store is happy to have a supply to keep it's customers happy! the store usually buys an average of 1500 bales a year from me.

casey

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