DPH Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Just wanted to see what everyone grows on their model farms. I actually have 3 displays Hinton Farms (Main Display)-3000 acres 2000 acres this year were dedicated to rice- doubled 200 for crawfish 1000 acres were soybeans Mike Lafler Farm (Small Rice/Crawfish farm)-1200 acres 950 acres rice- about 400 doubled with crawfish 250 acres of soybeans John Lafler Farm (Small Scale Cotton/Milo Farm)- 1100 acres 500 acres milo 600 acres cotton *350 acres double cropped wheat from the milo land* *The double crop wheat was only a quick recouperation idea to make up for the loss of 300 acres of cotton due to Hurricane Rita* So what do you guys grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 all depends on what carpet i'm on david ! but approx; 100 acres of grassland 350 acres? wheat 200 acres barley 100 acres linseed 100 acres naked oats most machinery is for either self drive hire or contract services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Downstairs Farm is mainly Winter Dog Hair, Spaniel variety as resources are plentyful. Upstairs Country Estate, sock fluff. Grown for industrial burning uses at the nearby Incernerator. Joking aside I am just starting up a contracting business focusing on cereal harvesting, grass and maize silageing and small bale hay for the equastrian market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 This year I've grown tired of my cabinet maker's excuses to get them done!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 My farm is mostly in my head, where everything is planned and goes tickity boo :D I think it would be a bit large for a display so will only ever take pics of field yard work etc. It would go something like this: NC Farms, arable unit would be 2 farms with 20,000 acres of ground which would grow: Wheat Barley OSR Linseed Combining Peas Combining Beans Potatoes Sugar Beet NC Contracting would be the 3rd farm and would specialise in clamp silage, maize and whole crop and also make haylage for the equestrian market. As for the machinery one day I'll get round to posting the 3 pages worth of it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 My farm business is mainly contracting hence all the big kit, but on the 11,084 acres we do farm we concentrate mainly on; Rice crispies; 2200 acres Spring Fine cork chippings; 2,000 acres approx Winter fine cork chippings; 4,500 Misson grey sand died black; 1500 acres approx [to increase next year for bio diesel use] Green saw dust; approx 900 acres for suckling cow and calf feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Dan Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 On My Dairy Farm, WE run 3,750 acres 1,250 hay 1,500 corn 1,000 HMSC and Soybeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Currently I am not growing anything....(unless you count the mould on the cheese in my fridge) I buy all my feed for my livestock Current (approx head count) Horses 50 Cattle (Dairy)- Bulls 9 Cows 40 Calfs 23 Cattle (Beef)- Bulls 8 Cows 13 Calfs (don't make them, 1 conversion ? ) Sheep Rams 4 Ewes 52 Lambs 19 Poultry 53 Goats Billy 2 Nannys 10 Kids 4 Pigs 38 piglets 13 Labourers 25 ?8 kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Currently I am not growing anything....(unless you count the mould on the cheese in my fridge) I buy all my feed for my livestock Current (approx head count) Horses 50 Cattle (Dairy)- Bulls 9 Cows 40 Calfs 23 Cattle (Beef)- Bulls 8 Cows 13 Calfs (don't make them, 1 conversion ? ) Sheep Rams 4 Ewes 52 Lambs 19 Poultry 53 Goats Billy 2 Nannys 10 Kids 4 Pigs 38 piglets 13 Labourers 25 ?8 kids You need more cows, otherwise you're gonna have a territory war on you hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 They've all been castrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 They've all been castrated? ? That would make them "bullocks" then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 That would make them "bullocks" then! Same to you :D clever clogs :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 They want a tap on the head then if there big bullocks :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Yup, off to market for you chaps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiger fan Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 let's get back on topic here, corn, beans, wheat, and eventually sugar beets. And it is all in 1/64th ohh also cows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPH Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 let's get back on topic here, corn, beans, wheat, and eventually sugar beets. And it is all in 1/64th ohh also cows get used to it, they do it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 My farm is now mostly only in my head,untill I can reopen my farm in it's own room. Double Oaks Farm grows 250ha (750ac)of..... Winter wheat Spring barley Raddish seed Clover seed Grass seed Vining peas Vining beans Potatoes Carrot seed Borage seed Maize silage In other words with our long growing season all I'd be doing is spraying & irragation every day for a good 4 mouths non stop. The farm would also hire 1 full time worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 mines similar to NCC, its all mind games! :D but so far only one field, have to have a quick turnaround due to current space!! red carpet wheat variety red carpet barley variety red carpet OSR variety red carpet potato variety red carpet sugarbeet variety all with added builders dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 My farm grows the following:- Wheat Barley OSR Tatties (on contract) Vining Peas (every two years on contract) Carrots (on contract) and occasionally beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Well my farm and contracting buissness grows Winter wheat winter and spring barley winter and spring rape Linseed (every so often) Combining peas Combining beans Potatoes (contract) Maize (contract) Grass alot of 2 year leys (i think and contract) Grass for hay Sugar beet (only carting though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 On my model dairy farm -300 acres of grassland for grass silage -300 acres of corn for corn silage Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 My farm business is mainly contracting hence all the big kit, but on the 11,084 acres we do farm we concentrate mainly on; Rice crispies; 2200 acres Spring Fine cork chippings; 2,000 acres approx Winter fine cork chippings; 4,500 Misson grey sand died black; 1500 acres approx [to increase next year for bio diesel use] Green saw dust; approx 900 acres for suckling cow and calf feed :D :D :D :D too funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 when finished it will be wheat barley osr and beet maybe spuds to,if i feel like a change along with loads of pigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilpek Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 afraid i dont have room to set up a farm so just have to set up a display in a field which grows everything...............its a magic field i grow wheat barley beans potatoes grass contracting forms the largest part of my operation by far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 magic field eh ? don't tell me the crops grow "JUS LIKE THAT" :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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