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32894The only pain was putting in the drip. They give you the drug that Michael JackWilliam H Huebl-9/17/2011
32893I hope the next one works. Not much fun in being an experiment.Ish-9/17/2011
32892Doc has other meds with another shock treatment in store for me so I may yet getWilliam H Huebl-9/17/2011
32891That Bay does make your weather better. Good luck with your Afib.Ish-9/16/2011
32890Yep. It was 40 - 50s in our area - we were high 50s because of the Bay. Today William H Huebl-9/16/2011
32889Might set record lows tonight and tomorrow.Ish-9/14/2011
32888I understand. How is your weather? Getting a cold snap?William H Huebl-9/14/2011
32887It's pricing futures like any other future contract.Ish-9/14/2011
32886Yeah, but 6 months in advance?William H Huebl-9/14/2011
32885I think the prices jump up and down so much they need to lock them in. No more Ish-9/13/2011
32884They probably got burned once too many times?William H Huebl-9/13/2011
32883Big stakes for the love of the land. You provide a valued service that is, or shFiscally Conservative-9/12/2011
32882$500 per acre is a rough estimate, some years it costs more if problems come up.Ish-9/12/2011
32881Ish: If your costs are roughly $500/acre to plant and maintain corn what kind oFiscally Conservative-9/12/2011
32880It used to be they would deliver then give you 30 days to pay. No more.Ish-9/12/2011
32879Wow... that far in advance for next season?William H Huebl-9/12/2011
32878About half that in a great year. Bag of seed that plants an acre and a half ran Ish-9/12/2011
32877And you probably can't gross more than $2,500 in a good year per acre?William H Huebl-9/11/2011
32876Enough to cover next years planting. It costs around $500 an acre to plant corn Ish-9/11/2011
32875So at least they get back planting costs etc?William H Huebl-9/11/2011
32874Just like any other insurance. Most just get enough to cover the input costs. ItIsh-9/11/2011
32873Right... but how do you insure crops?William H Huebl-9/11/2011
32872Gotta pick it for insurance proof plus don't want the corn coming up in the Ish-9/10/2011
32871Might as well just plow it under, eh?William H Huebl-9/10/2011
32870That's so low it doesn't cover the harvest cost.Ish-9/10/2011
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