84 Quarters and Counting!

[SASKFARMER3]

Another neighbor sells over the Easter
Weekend. So that puts the Area sales at
84 Quarters and counting!
Yes he was thinking for a long while
about it. Yes his machinery was
finished. Yes his house needed major
repairs. Yes it was time. Oh yea he is
58.
I have 24 hours to buy it all. No
negotiating for the three I want just
one day to buy all. Yard included. Like
I need another yard.
Oh well farming is fun when you just sit
back and say NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This sale could be a BC. Pike is in but
the BC guy is the prefered buyer.

[farmaholic]

Sask: Don't you think yards with good access and utilities are a good investment. If the house isn't so good demolish it. This fellow sure isn't giving you much time to think about it.

[SASKFARMER3]

Listed on Thursday and their was a offer
put in Good friday. No one local. We
were told about it today and its a done
deal on Wednesday.
Oh well I would have had a really nice
block.
Im approved for over what he is asking
but deep down my gut is telling me on
this deal to wait. He wont give me the
three that I want, it has to be all or
nothing. The 8 would all go to three
different guys if he would have just let
it divide up.
The yard is on a highway but nothing
special.

[farmaholic]

You and neighbours never got a chance at it because he has "Jealous Neighbour Syndrome"???

[SASKFARMER3]

Well this time it will go to a BC guy who
sold his farm out their. Better than the
last deal a week ago. Starting to change a
lot around us.

[ALLFARMER]

Should have bought it all and sold off the
unwanted pieces.

[SASKFARMER3]

Some time you just have to smile and Wave
boys and this is one of them times.

[freewheat]

Geez, I don't think, In fact I KNOW, that
in my 20 years of farming, there has not
been anything near 84 quarters for sale in
my area. I don't even think half of that.
Maybe a quarter of 84! In 20 years.
Anyways, glad you made a decision you seem
happy with. Hope the new neighbors are
good ones for you. Have you met the bc
guys yet?

[SASKFARMER3]

No ill be seeding right around him.
Im happy with my decision.
We have 9 on agreement forsale that were
in process of buying so Enough for now.

[grgsrvc]

The guy from Gerald is planting 46,000 acres this
spring. Good on him but I wouldn't want it. I kinda
like being the dude responsible for everything.
From planting through to harvest and then the
marketing as well.

I am impressed by some operations huge multiple
unit machinery lineup. But envious I am not.

[timm]

All with 12 inch 5810 mid shank Bourgaults...3320s
don't cut her ?!?!Neither do Seedhawks !!

[hobbyfrmr]

There is an old, old saying. "pay up, or shut up." lt
reads like you did not pay up! I suspect SF1 and
SF2 weigh in on theses decisions and then SF3
relays the information after the fact. Allfarmer had
a point, buy it all and sell the ones you don't want.
You claim you were approved over what the seller
was asking.

There is another old saying I cannot exactly recall.
I heard it years ago at a curling funspeil in Oak
River, Manitoba. I think the pub was called the
Blanchard Hotel.
Somebody was spinning a yarn and the old guys
did not believe a word that was being presented.
One of the old guys ' rebuttal was a quote that
went something like this , "Ifs and ands were pots
and pans, bullshit would be butter.".
No matter, you can do custom seeding for the BC
guy. There is profit built into custom work fees.

[SASKFARMER3]

hobby farmer you dont get it the BC guy
is surrounded by us and three other
families with young sons, also who is
now left in our area is related to
either one of the above by way of
brothers or uncles etc. So the BC guy
bought his last land in the area.
See guys like you miss the point.
Now is not the time to buy, Im done but
my kids will get most later on that
these guys sold.
Why when you have 40 paid for do you
need more. 40 makes you good money plus
the rented.
Im local these guys were a Englishman a
BTO and a complainer. No one will miss
them.
Finally if when you retire you havent
put away enough money for that and need
to sell dirt then maybe your farming
career wasnt that good.
Also simple math.
40 x 275000 = $11,000,000.00 If you give
even 1/4 up for a loan your approved at
a real nice amount.
Simple buy low.
Read history 1929 1960s 1979 and now
2012.
Have a great day Hobby!!!!!!!!!!!

[gregpet]

No one will miss the complainer? Wise words to remember SF3.

[seabass]

You said it Gregpet. "Hypocrisy knows no bounds". All I hear is myself the whiner and complainer oh AND the BTO.