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Hello all. Love this forum. I just bought a house on about 3 acres of old farm land. The land has been recently plowed. My question is: How do I try and turn over a little money with this land with out to much overhead. I live in the house, and hate to just have a field. I've never farmed, but I'm handy as a farm hand. Also I have a john deere M and a mitsu satoh with implements. Any advice please.
Thanks all.
Matt
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It seems like the knee jerk reaction is produce. What about ornamentals, trees (to sell as saplings) or even planting pine to eventually harvest straw 2x year. Does anyone know if these are lucrative?
I'm looking to do more than break even.
Matt
Back to produce. I live in a good location and could hire someone to man a stand. However, It would take a couple of seasons for me to get the hang of it, and I truly question the profitability once you consider the time spent to condition the land, purchase seeds, plant, maintain, maintain, maintain, maintain, maintain, harvest, and sell. I could be flat out wrong though. I enjoy hobbies, but was thinking along the lines of a little less time intensive.
Matt
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Now we are talking!!!!!!! My parents own an antique store, and they just paid $80 for an 8 foot tree. If the tree puts on a foot per year, and I can begin harvesting in 5 years, and save some trees of course to get bigger, that might be the way to go. I could grow a good crop on 3 acres. I could line them up so mowing would be no problem. I guess I need to start researching this. Only question, why are'nt more people doing it????????
I also thought of growing ornamentals, but frankly I don't like them. I also considered magnolias, they are low maintenance and smell great when they bloom  However, christmas trees seem much more profitable than magnolias.
Thanks, Matt.
Ps-I did consider leasing, but it just does'nt seem worth it when it is only a few acres. I really probably could'nt expect much return, and another person would be controlling that portion of my property, and would have access. Not that I could'nt deal with that, I'd just love to avoid it, and doing something myself opens up a learning opportunity and experience.
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grasgod, they paid 80 for a tree from a local grower. It was about 9 feet tall.
Willie H, what do the plots go for and for what size and access parameters??????
thanks, thats a creative idea!
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