Feeding $5 Corn

[@CornBoi-zk8ef]

It’s nice seeing old photos, it reminds you of a simpler time

[@kevinwolf959]

i think its pretty neat looking at then and now photos of farms. we have a pic from 65 with the brand new grain facility and the old stand alone corn crib in it .It was one of the ones that was 6ft by like 60 ft long. It also had the new machine shed in it. When my grandpa built it everyone said it was too big that he would never use all of the space. Its too small now. We have 3 machine sheds and still don't have enough space. i really like the ones were its shows people going about farm work because its telling a store.

[@randalwashburn]

Back in the ancient times when I was kid on the farm we had an old Bearcat Grinder and then we used Grain-O-Vator wagons. Dusty work grinding feed. The grinder/mixer "feed mill" obsoleted the lot! My uncle used to use a "Lorenz" grinder mixer it was one of the earliest with hydraulic motor driven augers. It was a heavy sucker too.

[@tommyhumkey1044]

Nice you all help each other. I used to grind feed for beef cattle , feeder pigs , sows and sheep by myself. Back in the 70’s. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

[@brittblanton8342]

Back in the 70’s and 80’s when my Dad and brother and I milked in South Central Ky we wore out two brand new New Holland Grinder Mixers we ground all the feed rations for our milk cows and our feed out lots for beef heifers and steers, this brings a lot of memories thanks Ryan 👍

[@acomputernerd]

Cool to see an old reference picture, thanks for the video!

[@robertreznik9330]

I started to buy a pen of cattle last month. $6.00 farm corn and -15F temps. The feedlot Corn must be close to $7.00 because it is steamed rolled to add 10% water. Also the grain elevator and delivery must add 10% more. I locked in a +60 cent basis for 2021. A lot of the corn comes west from the Mid West by 110 car unit train. In Texas we were -10F to -15 for last week. Eastern New Mexico and the Panhandle's Southwest electric grid was lucky not to loose power even with light wind to make 25% green energy. I don't think we need experts like Bill Gates controlling the energy grid!

[@bigatruckingandhuskies5976]

You left about 2.38 on the ground lol! Keep up the good work, stay safe, stay warm.

[@jolietjohn8024]

That grinder is identical to the machine that during my early teens my gracious, patient Dutch dairy farmer neighbors attempted stoically to impart operating care and knowledge into my thick skull. It was a different life, I will always miss it.

[@farmingnodak]

Yep, those feed grinders are super expensive... wanted to buy an old '92 Gehl at an auction, was decent shape for its age, went close to $8,000. Insane!

[@GierokFarms]

no way we have an old gehl 100, can't belive it went for that much! talk about nuts. We made a video of our if you want to see one in action kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGjJfoqmq9GKisU !

[@justincase2830]

It is good to see that Kent feed is still in business.

[@fazerainbow5674]

great video ryan that sucks about your pontiac torrent there great little cars but its sometimes can be costly with constant repairs depending om what it is trust we we have excat same car except its a chev equniox 07 model only problem we had was a shake in the steering that we sped lots of money on trying to figure out when it was clerly the front left cv axle the hold time lol oh boy lol overall awsome video thumbs up and shared

[@fazerainbow5674]

cv axle was causeing the shake

[@athumblessman]

I love seeing old photos like that and comparing to what's there today. You should retake that photo this year and do a side by side comparison, would be pretty neat to see. Im glad you threw in that Office reference, cause that is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the cows turn their heads at the sound of the corn lol. Great video as always Ryan! Thanks for the update!

[@lukestrawwalker]

Yeah easy to do since he has his own drone too... OL J R :)

[@klugfarmsklug9323]

Hi Ryan. You talked about buying a feed mill. I got a used Gehl, 125, 100 bushel Roller Mill. I'm out of the cattle feeding business now, retired from it. So it's for Sale. I see you don't have a e-mail address listed below. I sent Travis a e-mail about my cattle trailer last week, as he thought about replacing yours some time. I got a nice one of those too. So you can see him about contacting me about my feed mill. In very good condition, i serviced it a lot after i got done using it, so if i decided to sell it, it would be ready to go, for some one to use with out a problem.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Enjoyed it Ryan! Thanks for the entertaining video!

[@colefrancis1563]

InstaBlaster...

[@roberthakeman9822]

We had a Artway grinder mixer 2 1/2 Ton With 2 screens one for shell corn for cattle and hogs and a fine screen for hogs.

[@57fitter]

It sounds like a bearing's out on the bottom shaft of your feed grinder, Ryan.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great vlog, the snow must be hard work with the cattle, thanks for sharing

[@davidwestervelt6050]

Yea finding our days here have a certain amount of suck factor for the day. Lately the icy snow has really put that up! Looking forward to a great spring and warmer weather. Come on planting weather...

[@ЕленаМарьина-е6п]

Снега смотрю у вас тоже придостаточно. Ну морозы так же как у нас не слабеют. Привет из России 🇷🇺

[@tracyeaves1084]

I love all the videos you and your brother put out

[@rickokemp1244]

Ryan those pontiacs are known for blowing head gaskets after "replacing the head gaskets" I replaced mine two times and was told by the mechanic that the gaskets were made out of poor quality material. I'm betting that is the issue again. I sent my Pontiac down the road.

[@randykroells8049]

I still remember grinding $7 corn several years ago, I kept thinking why am I doing all this work for nothing when I could just call the truck.

[@brianrutherford3229]

The old pic if the farm is very cool to see.thanks

[@larjomack8576]

I used to put salt under the various rolling doors when it got real cold. It kept the doors from freezing.

[@mentallyfitfamer9192]

At five dollars you best pick every kernel off the ground. ;-) There were no live stock where i use to farm. It's fun to watch and learn from you.

[@ianhaggart1438]

Like seeing the older machines getting a job to do. Oh I'm not speaking about the 7600🤣😂. Glad to see a video again. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@banjobenson9348]

Lorenz MFG in Benson MN still makes hydraulic feed grinder mixers , lot more options on them now .

[@larjomack8576]

I had a Lorenz back in the 70s and 80s. It was a great mill.

[@indianafarmer1762]

Looks like a cross between a new holland/ john deere mixer

[@banjobenson9348]

@@indianafarmer1762 Lorenz invented the hydraulic ones, I have never seen a JD mill, Owatonna mills are also made in MN, they all seem to come with high tech options like scales and stuff now , but not many farmers grind on a small scale like that anymore. Lorenz also made silage boxes and snow blowers , they guy invented them all on his own.

[@daleley7645]

Glad everything is goiy run reallyng good. I saw a bobcat along the road by the Klein pasture the other day, they run really fast!!

[@daleley7645]

I really need to proofread!!

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video Ryan

[@charleslynch7274]

Kool picture of the British farm that tractor was handling that snow like it was nothing

[@Adam_Poirier]

That’s a pretty cool picture Ryan. And that’s a hell of a deal on that Feedmill good lord that’s like a 16th of what we paid for ours back in the day haha

[@paulhudson8321]

We take the screen out or use the biggest screen in our Mix mill and keep the revs down to do corn for the cows. Too bad you’re so far away I’m selling our Newholland 353. Nice shape kept inside.

[@michaelklosterman7616]

Grinding corn on the farm was the best as a kid I got to turn the pto on and hit the throttle on the 1066. I was only like 7 or 8 when I started doit it but it was the best.

[@hj5660]

on that car and temp ...i have a 2010 yukon it kept heating etc and i after alot of work...i found out it was the coonection to the fan motor ..it was wore out and kept disconnecting every time i hit a road hole or speed bump

[@jimmyscott1222]

Ryan I like all the videos you and Travis made

[@thedieselmechanic9459]

i am having trouble with my tractor in the cold. Great vid

[@phils2891]

Why did you use the jump auger? The auger from the feed mill looks like it would fit under the bin auger

[@randalwashburn]

Its an angle thing with the tractor and the grinder looks like to me. Hard to park and reach, tight spot.

[@lukestrawwalker]

He's talked about it before in previous years... that auger up to the hammer mill is REALLY slow and won't lift the grain at too steep of an angle, it just keeps rolling it over and tumbling it. SO they use the jump auger and if you noticed in the vid after they got it started they even raised the jump auger wheels off the ground by winching up the feed auger into the mill so it runs more level, so it will actually move the corn faster into the hammer mill. If they put it down to the ground so it'd go under the bin auger outlet, the thing wouldn't move corn hardly AT ALL up into the hammer mill... that's why they bought the jump auger to begin with. Later! OL J R :)

[@waterskiingfool]

Great video Ryan. Looks like the grinder needs some air. What kind of camera do you use for your videos?

[@wrsp4life1]

You can actually crack the corn using your mill if you take the screen out. It wont crack it all but it will certainly crack the most of it...

[@davdhynes3518]

Last night on Facebook two people posted you were trying to educate people about farming, one was in Waldoboro Maine, the other Rockland Maine, I live in Owls Head, Maine. I’ve been watching you from the beginning, have seen you progress in all aspects of your presentation. Now the challenge will be coast to coast and north to south. 👍

[@ronaldjennings8057]

Sorry about your boo😒 that was great picture of the farm👍🚜 ever since this virus everything is went up👍 I hope you're doing well good video God bless🙏

[@rusnsc7622]

Sure you aren’t in TX like me?🤣 Another good one, keep em coming. Be well.

[@ronniewalker2881]

y'all doing a good job boys

[@birdfeeding]

Get someone (Perhaps someone else) to re-torque the head bolts to the proper ft/lbs. They may have settled/loosened. Might solve some of the problems. Fairly quick, easy and cheap to do, usually.

[@docphillips5153]

Certified Pre owned vehicles, they have good warranties many off lease with ridiculous low mileage. We have same crazy weather in the North East and Subaru gets through fine.

[@koolman2021]

Stay warm 👍👍🐄🐄

[@brentwoodrumfarms9236]

long time viewer-just getting subscibed-from cold Ky

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan, Rocket and Travis!! The car might have a cracked head depending on how hot it got. Send it down the road and get something different. Sorry you got our bad weather. 20 F here today, got the shorts back on lol.

[@larrynicholsiii8562]

Do you still have fritz that calf you bottle raised

[@austinjones5981]

We put old shingles under an old barn door that we needed to open in order to get firewood out, and it seemed like it worked. I am not certain if that will work with how freaking cold it has been, but it might work.

[@bookwind]

bookwind from N Carolina About the New Holland Mill, can you vary the cracked kernel from coarse to fine? Does it have a corn meal setting. Does the New Holland accept corn still on the cobb?

[@DEJessee719]

Are you not going to Louisville this year for the national farm machinery show?

[@DEJessee719]

@@johnhaas2523 Thanks I hadn't heard that.

[@danieldzurko8053]

Great informative video

[@Token_Civilian]

Great vid, as always. Stay warm. You've had that creep feeder for what, a couple years now? Is it doing what you'd hoped for with your calves nutrition / growth? You'd did some extra painting / coating on it when you got it - how's that holding up?

[@HowFarmsWork]

This is the second winter. It’s held up pretty well and I’m very glad I coated the parts that get a lot of rubbing. Keeps the rust away just that much longer!

[@jacobdtfarm785]

Do you not need a VFD for medicated feed anymore?

[@JaredSpivey35]

What size screen do you use? I've tried different screens and it always grinds it too fine in my opinion.

[@HowFarmsWork]

I would have to agree with you. We run the hammers without a screen and it’s still too fine

[@Brodizzyfam]

Can you do an equipment tour

[@tucobenedicto109]

Cool love the creep feeder. And the feed mill.

[@Blackwellll3066]

Great video cool to see ya how ya feed cows

[@russkes9745]

What brand is the hydraulic jump auger?

[@tomharrington1393]

Enjoyed the video. Unthaw means to freeze.

[@SimonKL11]

It's very handy to have a feedmill👍😉

[@christianmuller4716]

"That's never a fun day" - If you listen closely you here him cry just thinking about one of those days 😂 I hate such days. We allways tell people about such days but it seems like they just freakin want to have the same Problems again 😅😂

[@nickhayes9222]

Right at 13:38, gorgeous shot

[@SlipShodBob]

Another £2000+ for 9 tonnes of feed here so feel your pain with that. Hopefully having the ewes scanned tomorrow so we know how many they'll be having hopefully it'll be a lot better than last year.

[@nikphoenix]

Have you ever looked at planting something other than corn for feed. Such as milo/sorghum. It has a lot less input cost and can yield about the same protein/ac as corn. Just seems like a lot of money could be saved by selling all the corn and feeding the cheaper option.

[@HowFarmsWork]

For the amount of corn we put through the cows, I think it’s a better idea to just put in all corn and sell the rest vs putting in another crop with the expectation of feeding it all

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@HowFarmsWork Plus you'd need another bin for sorghum... OL J R :)

[@robotitoify]

I think it is so interesting when you explain everything about the farm and the cattle and when you go around the farm doing different things

[@lucaslex9327]

What ever happened to the bin that started to collapse, is it still in use?

[@HowFarmsWork]

We’re feeding out of it for Dad’s calves. The floor is still intact so we put just a pile inside

[@josephmelson7591]

Good video them tubs and 2 bulls as long as the two bulls aren't fighting all the time I think your cows will breed back good buy two brothers or two bulls that have been raised together . maybe try Hereford bulls or sim / Angus or a beef master bull on your cows since the Angus was a dud beef master not only do the calf's grow fast when you cross them on your cows they make more gentle heifer's for you to keep back .

[@1STGeneral]

Johnny cracks corn and Ryan doesn't care 🌽

[@nwpioneer2551]

Clear and add salt under the door area when it's open

[@HowFarmsWork]

That works now that it’s above 5 degrees!

[@marknewman5847]

Sometimes when you're feeding the cattle it's best not to think about the $5 corn, just think about how happy you're making your cows. Stay warm

[@stevemueller3705]

Money shot with the grinder unloading!

[@michaelc9128]

Does the $5 corn include the $2 butter to put on top??

[@trig5454]

I feed whole corn to my cows for energy in the winter. I have been told that even though you see kernels in the manure the nutrition has already been used by the cow. By the time the corn goes through the rumen and is regurgitated as a cud there is very little if any waste.

[@TheSpade414]

Ryan you should do a video comparing the difference of either crack corn make your cows feels different or whole corn just to make you cows act different.

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

What size screen do you use in the mill?

[@HowFarmsWork]

We don’t use the screens because just running the hammers gets it ground up more than we like!

[@jamesc6432]

why do you use a grill cover?

[@Tiffrsvids]

if youre thinking about different protein sources try roasted soybeans, we've switched over to that from the ordinary concentrate and the calves seem to like it better.

[@randalwashburn]

Cool!

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Those equinox are notorious for blowing up and burning oil.

[@clinthochrein888]

I know a guy named jimmy an can crack corn for ya! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@farmlife8734]

Love the vids

[@HowFarmsWork]

Thanks!

[@farmlife8734]

@@HowFarmsWork your welcome and keep up the good work

[@ricksvlogs5468]

Stop on in to Les Mack in Lancaster to get ya set up with a new whip

[@nwpioneer2551]

Buy a lease return for the best cost and maybe only 15/18,000 mi. on it

[@HowFarmsWork]

That's what I ended up doing! Got a Chevy Cruze from New York. I should be talking about it next week.

[@briansmith8405]

Time to get another 4wd chore tractor!

[@mikewatkins1197]

You guys are tough

[@tuckerlarson4466]

If you get the corn out of the poop with some pliers the kernel is actually hollow

[@patcb829]

I would say the odds are fifty fifty the date is written on the back of the photo.

[@shawnfox8002]

I think once head gaskets are pulled and replaced on these newer vehicles even back to bout 93 models they just go down hill .

[@RunV5]

So.. what's the point of the grill cover?? To me it just means the truck will most likely overheat

[@jonathantarrant2449]

Ya, feed mill like that up here in Alberta would be $ 3500 to 5000, canadian oh course, that's if you even find one

[@jameshubbard4262]

Hey I don’t mind at all when you guys show feeding cattle

[@ildairyfarmer2436]

When it comes to hammer mills there is Artsway and everyone else...

[@indianafarmer1762]

💯 correct

[@banjobenson9348]

@@indianafarmer1762 except I can only recall seeing one of them in my life

[@rossnolan2883]

Nice 😊

[@1STGeneral]

Bring a raw piece of beef and see which cow comes a running and the dog's really liked the frozen cow pies 🥧

[@larrybe2900]

Don't cut down all your trees Ryan, you might need them. ;)

[@matthewmasternak3555]

Every time I went out to mow a field of grass, I would come back home, my Dad would inspect the 5 foot wide mower and find sheer bolts broken. Probably because I would mow in 1st gear high, rather than 4th or 3rd gear low. And to those of you who are not farmers. Your high range gears or for road use, and your low range gears are for field work. Umm...we don't have the farm anymore.

[@KC2DZB]

Hey Ryan

[@HowFarmsWork]

Happy Friday!

[@martinagoetz8485]

In idaho we get weather first