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<blockquote data-quote="Chasingmytail" data-source="post: 7486635" data-attributes="member: 21680"><p>Groundworks started as contracting in late 30s, FIL started doing muck shift etc in late 80s with husband. We now do a lot off the farm for builder and utiltiy company (ground clearance too). Profit margins very substantial paid for all the JDs, trailers, diggers, best equipment - strimmers, chainsaws, equip workshop etc. Allows us to live comfortable. Due to costs we no longer employ anyone so its mainly him, me and fireman when off shifts Works well. Paid for sheds, another home next door etc. Without it we couldnt afford to just farm. The contracting has always hughly subsidised purchases.</p><p></p><p>To block calve easy calvers outside, lambing not an issue as its mainly when kids are off school again easy lambers. Not off the farm every day. Prob 3 days a week with odd full week. Im here a lot of the time the kids are home just after 3pm. We looked at throwing it all in but would mean everything would go for the measly margins you make on cows. (cows are now going).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chasingmytail, post: 7486635, member: 21680"] Groundworks started as contracting in late 30s, FIL started doing muck shift etc in late 80s with husband. We now do a lot off the farm for builder and utiltiy company (ground clearance too). Profit margins very substantial paid for all the JDs, trailers, diggers, best equipment - strimmers, chainsaws, equip workshop etc. Allows us to live comfortable. Due to costs we no longer employ anyone so its mainly him, me and fireman when off shifts Works well. Paid for sheds, another home next door etc. Without it we couldnt afford to just farm. The contracting has always hughly subsidised purchases. To block calve easy calvers outside, lambing not an issue as its mainly when kids are off school again easy lambers. Not off the farm every day. Prob 3 days a week with odd full week. Im here a lot of the time the kids are home just after 3pm. We looked at throwing it all in but would mean everything would go for the measly margins you make on cows. (cows are now going). [/QUOTE]
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