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For us still in use we have done it this way for a long time but I’d agree some old school ways are making a come back because people realize they work and they are cheaper for some it’s the only way to get into it or keep going with it

It definitely makes the best feed for the best tasting cattle and you are correct it will keep you warm

Glad you enjoyed have a good weekend

Oh man I might have to look into that I don’t make hardly anything growing row crop just selling shell corn out of the field but if I could turn it into feed there would be some profit.

We don’t have 1500 acres but our biggest running tractor is the 1486 and we have all the way down to a Farmall A and a cub we use for produce

Your about lower to mid 60s in age. 1370 case early 70s WD 45 early to mid 60s Versitile 900 late 70's early 80's

Thanks for coming over Ben seems like a great guy glad he found my channel now I’m checking his out

Where was he from we are in north west Indiana

Oh come on there’s nothing like the smell of corn dust in the morning

@@knappfarms :)

Perfect I’ve been wanting to make a video of our feedlot just haven’t gotten around to it yet one will be coming up shortly

One of the few pieces of equipment that actually gets stored inside but don’t let the looks decisive you it still likes to break plenty of hours on it

We still use a lorenz grinder

Yup happy cows and then happy customers because grain fed tastes way better then grass fed

@@knappfarms Truer words were never spoken. I'm an old farm boy but I also cut meat for over 20 years. The difference between grain fed and grass fed is bout like the difference between a Cadillac and a Volkswagen. Thanks for the reply. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I know it takes a while sometimes I work a full time factory job and farm on the side so I get busy but I try to reply to every comment I appreciate all the viewer especially if they take the time to leave a comment I didn’t know how the KZfaq thing would go but there is a great farming community on here. And yeah any time we sell beef to someone that only eats grass fed they always have the same response I’m never going back

We have never actually had our feed tested for protein just have the basic estimate from corn to soybean meal content to make a guess

So if I had to make the guess it would be right around they 17% mark based on corn to soybean meal ratio

Glad your still around too hard to crank out videos during the week I work a full time job and farm on the side

@@knappfarms I know the struggle buddy

@@SouthSaskFarmer1 for sure right now it’s mainly me my dad and brother that do the majority of the work definitely don’t make enough money on the farm to support us so we all work full time jobs as well

@@knappfarms yup farming don't make a guy anything lol

@@SouthSaskFarmer1 that’s the truth

We have never used any oil in our cattle when we wanted to put some weight on one of our older horses for winter we would put corn oil in there oats so I’d imagine it works well but our systems not really set up for it

@@knappfarms if your mixer has a hatch on top you might can take and drizzle som in while it mixes. Read somewhere that it helps keep the mineral package from corroding the equipment as much too. Hogs always preferred some in theirs not that they wasn’t going to eat it anyway but they would eat it first

@@jimmystuckey1412 it does have the hatch but the mixing part of the grinder throws corn out of you open it so would have to shut the machine down and we are happy with how the cattle finish but you can always get better so we will have to look into it

Yes in my opinion grain fed meat is much more flavorful then grass fed and they have better marbling as well which when properly cooked will end up being more tender as well so I believe it is an all around better beef.

Never have in the winter I will grind more because moisture doesn’t matter when it’s below freezing but in the summer I normally won’t grind more then a months worth so it is being used fast enough it has never caused a problem

I would definitely recommend the grinder we have it has a good capacity and ours has never gave us trouble New Holland 354

New Holland 354

Outside feed bunks

Probably a good idea I normally hook it up in the shed before I even start the tractor but forgot too that time

6 bags of soybeans meal 1.5 bags of beef maker six fifteenth pounds of yeast eight pounds of salt

@@knappfarms how long does it take to completely mix everything together?

30 minutes to grind and mix up 5000 pounds

@@knappfarms not bad

I have done the math I believe it is between 18-20% protein if I did the calculations properly

I’ve never actually seen a rat on the farm I don’t know why luckily we just don’t have them around now mice do get in and Grandpa has some useless barn cats that might scare a few away but we do deal with some mice chewing on bags not much we can do over there sense it’s Grandpas and his cats are useless

That’s the truth puts the best finish on them for the best flavor

How do you get your cattle the proper ration of salt daily then because if you put out salt blocks they will over lick them and waist your money and if you just dump the right amount in the feeder every day some cows will eat more then others and some will not get there salt

I would have to do the math again but I believe between 18-20% if I remember correctly

Corn is a grass so technically they are just eating grass seed and soybeans are a legume like clover

We are in North west Indiana we calf a little later then most in our area we shoot for around April 1 just because we all work full time jobs and can’t monitor them like you should if it where freezing out a lot of people around here have them in February but we usually have a foot of snow and it’s -10 out