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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On May 4, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> As fuel gets more and more expensive, the notion of permanent hay  
> fields gets
> better and better.

And the world will be the better for it.

The best use of land in the Ozarks besides growing trees is permanent  
pasture. The mild winters mean that very little hay is needed.

The issue today is the cost of grain. Cattle are typically raised on  
grass, supplemented, and finished on grain. Grain prices are driving  
some cattle people out of business. I know personally one family that  
is selling their thousand acres of mostly permanent pasture because of  
grain prices.

Homesteaders who raise animals may wish to consider growing their own  
grains.