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    *Sorry, forgot to clarify... These are actually rounds, which weigh in about the same as big bales. Sometimes slightly more, but they sell at the same price as big bales because bales are easier to handle than rounds.
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    Been growing alfalfa now for 3 years. Shot below is a share crop deal I cut with someone, who started harvesting it yesterday and baling it today. or this interested, share cropping is still a popular thing in non-commercial agriculture. Generally its a 40 / 60 split with the land owner getting 40% and the other party doing all the work and handling sales. In my case, I have exceptional non-GMO alfalfa that has not been fertilized so essentially organic (but without the government certification nonsense). Generally sells at market for about $130 a large bale (approximately 1000lbs). Guy I cut the deal with is a cattle rancher and needs it for his herd, but willing to pay market for premium stuff, since he's basically getting it at 60% off. Anyhow, you get two harvests out of the season. First cut, which their doing now and the second cut around late September, which will often sell for +$15 - $25 more than 1st cut because it has a much higher sugar content. Anyhow, the really great thing about it is though I'm zoned agricultural and qualify for reduced property taxes for that reason, active agriculture gets 50% off taxes. So for the amount of land I'm harvesting I should see about $3k - $3.5k in income and then 50% off taxes which gives me a profit of about $1400 or so. The yellow in the far background is Canola, which is a bit harder to deal with and also a GMO crop that also needs to be fertilized. Supposedly pays out at about $2500 an acre and good for crop rotation because it leaves the soil nitrogen rich after harvest, which most wheat and hay crops deplete after a few years. Probably won't go for it, but hope is that I have a bunch of good years eventually and can buy 2 parcels off that very same neighbor (he's an old man and leaving the property to his kids, who already said they plan to sell it). Each parcel is 20 acres, so that represents about $100k in annual income assuming the $2.5k an acre is accurate. Obviously the equipment is costly, but the work really isn't too bad. Also, out here any parcels without a primary dwelling is taxed at a flat $250, so that also works out pretty awesome. Anyhow, thought I'd share a flick and fill in some details about the process.
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    Ah man, forgot about that place! Grilled squid and the mango lobster rolls were my shit. That and the beef with that chimmichurri sauce
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    Fresh heirloom arugula, red kale and scarlet lettuce from the garden, fresh ground black pepper, fresh ground Mediterranean Sea salt, organic extra virgin olive oil, balsamic glaze from Modena, aged shredded parmesan cheese, topped with local Montana beef cooked medium rare in butter and seared on cast iron. Pretty typical summer meal for us. Tasty, healthy and quick. Satisfying, but still crisp and somewhat light.
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    Ah, got it...
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    You seen the hat that dropped with the latest release yet? Not to ride my own dick, but pretty psyched about it. Link: https://12ozprophet.com/collections/shop/products/12ozprophet-adaptive-camp-cap
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    Oh shit, just realizing you didn’t have the mixer to begin with. Kudos for going all out.
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    Would be a shit show dude.
  9. misteraven
    same.
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    Actually, you can get a fair idea what it was like watching Mountain Men. Especially the couple f dudes that are living up in Alaska. In fact, one of them (Morgan) treks out to his place, which took him months I believe. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men
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    Sounds a lot better than getting up early to commute through traffic each day to get to some lousy job that barely keeps your head above water. But maybe thats just me. HA!
  12. misteraven
    Thanks. Need to loop back and add to it.
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    related: https://www.quora.com/Why-cant-I-have-a-fully-functional-private-warship-cannons-too-like-people-used-to-have-in-the-1700s-and-1800s Why can't I have a fully functional private warship (cannons too) like people used to have in the 1700s and 1800s?
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    An interesting side note that relates... The USA had no official Navy at the time so they encouraged private boat owners to convert their cargo ships to war ships. Even after the country was founded, there was legislation enacted in the constitution that rewarded private companies that would enable their boats to act as weapons of war by mounting canons to them. They were known as privateers and were a big focus even through to the War of 1812 since the US Navy was still just a handful of boats. Its actually considered a significant part of US maritime history. Also interesting is that these boats operated outside the US military chain of command and were bonded via the fledgling US government to insure observance of the law, but likewise, the upside was that these privateers got to keep the ships and cargo of enemy boats. Never heard this brought up in the context of the second amendment, but would assume it helps define the argument as to whether the founding fat=hers intended US citizens to own weapons of war or if the assumption is that these rights were limited to militia under the opposing view that the militia was some specially trained group and not the average citizen of the day.
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    Yesterday.
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    Fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries (mostly) from the garden and a very simple, old school recipe for Dutch Baby Pancakes using fresh duck eggs from our flock as the base and cooked in the oven in a cast iron skillet. Coated in fresh butter and powdered sugar. (Ducks RIP a few weeks ago after a grizzly ate them so no more duck eggs until next spring when we get new ones).
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    Ice Cream Kitchenaide attachment was on sale on Amazon for like $36 recently and most places (Target) will price match them.
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    HA! I only pretend to be smart. In reality I mostly read straight to Kindle zombie novels from wanna be authors that can't afford editors.
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    Exceedingly impressive: Thomas Sowell (/soʊl/; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist and social theorist who is currently a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Sowell was born in North Carolina, but grew up in Harlem, New York. He dropped out of high school and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He received a bachelor's degree, graduating magna cum laude[6] from Harvard University in 1958 and a master's degree from Columbia University in 1959. In 1968, he earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago. Sowell has served on the faculties of several universities, including Cornell University and University of California, Los Angeles. He has also worked for think tanks such as the Urban Institute. Since 1980, he has worked at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He writes from a libertarian conservative perspective, advocating supply-side economics. Sowell has written more than thirty books (a number of which have been reprinted in revised editions), and his work has been widely anthologized. He is a National Humanities Medal recipient for innovative scholarship which incorporated history, economics and political science.
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sowell
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    Oof... Works at Stanford. Can't even imagine how hostile an environment that must be for someone that thinks like him. Is it me or is he largely ignored by most of the MSM? No doubt if he was a while male, his name would be synonymous with entitled racist male. Curious how they navigate around an individual like this?
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    I know he has published books, but what platform is he mostly speaking on?
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    Ouch!
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    Oh yeah, meant to add this bit (more on topic)... I highly recommend the Kitchenaide. Super freakin useful for so many things, especially if you also start investing into the attachments. Built like a freakin tank and also classic as its been produced for ages, so you can count on it not becoming obsolete and in being able to continue buying compatible attachments for it. I recently got the ice cream attachment for my birthday and not for nothing, but slow churned ice cream made at home from local ingredients is about as good as it gets. Literally comes down to a handful of ingredients, so super simple as well. Also, they usually have these for cheap and often with an extra discount at Costco and also on Amazon. Well worth the cost. https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KP26M1XGA-Professional-Bowl-Lift-Stand/dp/B07H9JH24J/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kicthenaid&qid=1562515707&s=home-garden&sr=1-1&th=1
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    Is this for real or a meme? Find myself asking this question a lot lately.
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