Re: [RC] feed prices...the rest of the story :) - Barbara McCrary
Remember the Peanuts cartoon? Security is a warm
blanket. I've also heard Security is a Warm Puppy. To me, security
is a barn full of hay, so our horses will always have enough to eat.
Security is also a shed full of dry firewood (we have no other source of
household heat.)
Subject: Re: [RC] feed prices...the rest
of the story :)
Sometimes I think if I didn't own horses I could have been incredibly
wealthy - ha! In terms of $$ anyway. Nah. I think I am
wealthy, because I have my horses.
Yesterday our hay guy delivered more hay to us, and said he would bring
200 more bales next weekend. There's nothing like a beautiful,
big stack of hay to make me feel secure. <G>
Carla Richardson Colorado
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Cindy Collins <c_collins@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes,
sometimes we all need to stop and look at the "half full" glass. I can
still buy gorgeous hay at $150 a ton (when I was paying $80 a ton just a
couple of years ago) and I am more than happy to pay for it. Do I
whine sometimes... sure...that's normal. However, one does need to get
a grip occasionally and realize that most of the world thinks anyone who
owns a horse is incredibly wealthy. CC
On Dec 16, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Carla Richardson
wrote:
That
is so true, and especially in agriculture. We've been blessed in
this country with abundance in good land, resulting in inexpensive food,
inexpensive agricultural products overall. That will not always be,
with increased pressure on the available, arable land, with less
irrigation water in the west, and more variable weather patterns.
And the ever-present energy demands.
It is amazing to me that
hay, good grass hay, and grass/alfalfa hay, is still available to me at
$4.50 and $5.00 a bale. That is such a great deal, all things
considered, and I'm thankful.
