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[@markwhite6782]

Rancher from Oklahoma here, let me tell you about the beef industry. I decided to go back and look at my receipts from farm and ranch expenses throughout the Joe Biden era. This is not me shooting my mouth off nor is it an estimate. These numbers come right off my receipts used for tax purposes from 2020 to 2021, 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023. Going by receipts for fertilizer, diesel, chemicals, hay, corn and lubricants and other materials our inflation was 18% one year followed by 24% the next followed by 11% the third year. So, 53% over 3 years is a long shot from what the media is telling us and our steers are bringing 5 to 10% more from this 53% increase in cost. We are hurting. Something that cost $1.00 at the grocery store in 2020 did not go up in cost to $1.07 like the media tells us and anyone that has been grocery shopping knows this. That $1.00 item went to $1.25 to $1.50 to about $1.65 over the three last years. In the end, small businesses and independent farmers take the brunt while large corporations profits continue to soar. We pay retail for everything but have to sell everything wholesale. Just venting, sorry.

[@jeffreykennedy5956]

FJB

[@YT512llc]

Wow! Would be nice if the USA, Inc. would publish accurate data. Thank you for ranching. My neighbors in the Butternut Valley are mostly dairy famers and they will go a few years underwater. Too much usury in the credit system and while it is easy to get lured in we are to blame for using those products. I remember hearing stories as a kid of famers going bust getting lured into buying equipment at just 2% from the Fed. Owen Benjamin spells it out in his unique way of analyzing these things. Do the Amish have some kind of crystal ball?

[@jeffreykennedy5956]

FJB

[@jamessutherland1911]

FJB

[@dewayneleek4588]

You've never been more right,,but yet the idiots that voted for him b4 will again smh,FJB

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Very tough economy out there. Kudos to you guys for finding ways through it! That’s the American ingenuity that built this country. No matter what idiots people elect to screw it up, we will find a way to keep on moving.😎

[@scottbehl216]

My Son and I went to Maryland for the World Cup Dragraces with Cleetus and drove thru Pennsylvania. Absolutely beautiful out there !!

[@davidmuise388]

Love your videos and I enjoy anything you and everything you do it’s all very interesting and important you gals are the best just pure perfection thank you take care god bless ❤❤❤❤

[@charlesnunno8377]

You're videos are simply amazing. You are like those educational videos for kids we used to watch in the 1990s.

[@douglasodom5953]

if you have hemlock, white oak, cedar, cherry-start calling boat yards in Maine. There has been a resurgence in wooden boats because the price to build has become equal to fiberglass. Peter Kiss, Bruce Farrin Boat Yards/Shops are all looking for white oak etc.

[@MyWillypilly]

She should listen to you

[@douglasodom5953]

Peter Kass....BoatYard

[@wno1043]

I didn't know that. That's good news. I love wooden boats!

[@dannmarks]

Look in this time of Corporate America running everything for maximum profit and caring about people - not at all, it is so fun watching this family owned business. If I were in your area I would certainly buy from you all. I am a wood worker putterer and I now and then but a thousand BDFT of hardwood. Anyways, I am an avid watcher and just would love more family owned places of business. Great job - show more about your hard wood side of the business - like maybe some of the project people make from your wood. This will help with plan "C".

[@johntillotson4254]

Thx for sharing. Will pray for better days ❤

[@johnwenstad8774]

You young girls are such an inspiration to others. Emerald your ability to explain log prices and how to market. Very good Jade stacks, her lumber perfect. You girls are an inspiration

[@wno1043]

Homeschooling works! We home-schooled our two girls. I knew right away there was something different about these girls. Then I found out they were home-schooled. I knew it! That's why they're so smart!

[@tjjm1907]

I like the music.

[@tennesseesawmillguy1590]

When the videos live up to and surpass the thumbnail. Love this family and these videos.

[@mikeal46623]

Watching your videos is a bright spot in my day. Thank you for your hard work and effort in bringing them to us. You two ladies are a true inspiration.

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

I always enjoy the milling, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack on this one. Goes well with the milling! Thanks for a great video!

[@KBTurns]

Another great video, Ladies. I especially loved the Blues. Background 🎉😊

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Beautiful pine! I hope it gets bettersoon, its not just the logging industry that is struggling.

[@truepatriots3860]

Great information about the industry.

[@AB-nu5we]

Interesting industry update. I haven't talked with mill owners in my area lately. Time to do that. Thanks again.

[@dennishinkle5010]

Excellent job ladies you are simply the best. Ken keep up the good work. Thank you for sharing.👍♥️♥️

[@rolandtinker734]

Good job ❤great music have a wonderful day everyone ☕️👍📹👌😉from🇨🇦

[@lanep2023]

Great music! Would love to see a play list! 😊

[@JamesDeese]

We have a economic team fighting hard against the American business landscape. Hang in there. Good to see you and get the information. I am glad you are still milling. Never stop.

[@stephenkennedy7931]

God Bless from your Canadian Friend

[@wesawebi]

Btw, great music,! Tyvm!

[@DHGo-ex7ns]

Excellent insight into all business but especially small business and nitch businesses. I believe Lumber Capital Log Yard has and are exploring more opportunities regarding wood and all its uses. Hope things pick up!

[@loucinci3922]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@darrelschulte6214]

Very enjoyable video to watch ❤️❤️👍👍

[@mikecrim5292]

Rolling those logs up to the saw reminded me of how I got my mother in law out of bed. We didn't saw her to rough cut lumber however

[@altonjames1677]

Very good video and I like the music too!

[@GlenJohnson-b2t]

Thank you for your reply.

[@majcorbin]

great music thanks

[@bobmiller9835]

Like the music it really fits the operation . Very professional video.

[@trevortoop5166]

Kudos on the Woodworkers Journal gig

[@larrysipe1419]

Don't know who chose the music for this video but it was great

[@ronallen6578]

Enjoy your longer videos quite a bit more. Realize you can't always provide them. I had an employer that both sold logs domestically and overseas. Also sliced faifly large amounts of veneer. He never let markets dictate to him very often. We were constantly in look for high end veneer logs to slice. If the market was slow, he kept cutting saying it would recover and his company was usually one that customers would contact when things turned around knowing his strategy. He always told his buyers that good material would always sell. Mediocre might stay in the warehouse for a while, but it never bothered him to have inventory. What I'm trying to tell you is that as long as you cut quality lumber most people still want that. When the tie market rebounds, then you can cut the lower grade logs, or that's what I'm thinking. You know better than I 😊😊

[@freewheelburning8834]

thats cool, I learned something

[@maxchiecaroline6319]

a family that is diligent and enthusiastic about working hard

[@bobfargione5042]

One thought for a easy item for sale. Log rounds people use then for lazy Suzan, clocks

[@CarnivoreCurin]

I would like to see another and more detailed video on grading red oak.

[@phil881]

Thanks Ladies, have a good night.

[@HarryDavidson-n7k]

Business always goes either up or down. I think it is important to know who needs the product and to be ready to make the required amount. These logs are looks good, and the boards too, so even laying down it in a stack goes quickly 🙂. (Hi from Belarus. Harry Davidson).

[@johndalessandro6433]

Maybe you can do more with your sawdust?? Ive grown to respect all of you. Your Dad seems like a true stand up,hard working guy. Grandpa is top notch. Please dont be offended when i call you kids. I know your young adults but, you kids rock!! Well keep all of you and your business in prayer. hey, us PA folks gotta stick together! GOD BLESS!

[@ditto1958]

They have at least one video on what they do with sawdust

[@Snarkapotamus]

Making pellets for pellet stoves is an option...

[@zaynevanday142]

You need sawdust to make dynamite 😂😂😂 just sayin 😂😂😂

[@dogan1405]

Hi Em, If you could increase the product variety along with raw timber, for example, there could be various wooden products, for example, outdoor tables and chairs used in gardens, cutting boards, wooden spoons, wooden gift ornaments, laser engraved wooden keychains, pens, pencil cases, wooden lampshades could be an interesting idea and maybe you can sell them online.

[@charleshenderson1174]

Thanks beautiful ladies

[@allanhover5008]

177 thousand subscribers outstanding 2 the whole family

[@anthonybasiliere9366]

Maybe that’s plan C!

[@jamesmcclure815]

Great segment! Super new tunes!!

[@arkansas1336]

Two of Koppers' plants are located in Camden and North Little Rock, Arkansas. They're a quality company and we cut crossties for them in the early 1960's.!

[@michaeldiets5]

Love the videos

[@williamshepherd1128]

You are brilliant.

[@taz58]

Yins are doing a great job with the videos keep up the good content

[@JerryDRogers-df4sh]

Knowing how hard sawmill work is, I have great respect for you girls doing such an art. My big question is Why don’t you use leather gloves to pre ent splinters.

[@ronnielloyd4514]

Always do the best you can.

[@donmunro144]

I'm an owner operator trucker from Ny. We're in the same boat. Freight is down. Fuel is up. Repairs and maintenance are all-time high. Profits are almost non-existent. Just trying to hang on till better times come around.

[@cliffjenkins6419]

Hi guys,I was in the saw.mill/lumber./pulp industry for 35yrs and was in farming/dairy industry before that. Bought up on a farm and I can always remember my dad saying."one year you can buy a Rolls Royce,next year you trade it on a Ford. Couple yrs later you've go an old Ford then with a market upturn its another new Ford,yr later its another Rolls Royce. Guess he was telling me that in the primary industries things are always cyclical. Keep going guys it'll get better. He told me this little pearl of wisdom in1958!Cheers from HB NZ

[@freedom_323]

Love you guys!

[@michaellatif]

A "copper," nearly 600 years ago were individuals who collected the shilling that had the gold nugget removed. What remained was the copper metal; returned for new shillings to redistribute and use. These individuals eventually worked for the royal families (mainly England) in distributing/policing their currency.

[@bobmiller9018]

Wow Girls that is some nice lookin pine! Wish you guys were in mn Ive got a ton of white oak dying and no one to mill it.Take care

[@skagit58]

Thanks Ladies!!!!!!❤

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Sell more soil... there used to be a joke about dirt farms. But in the center of Seattle Wa. They own or rent a city block. You got farms and sawdust And Worms! Get into the biggest city around. Good soil is a commodity. 4:44 And your fall off is gold. Set up Judah with that side of The bizz. Young smart and strong. And from what I've seen this family is capable of anything and I just want to see my neighbors succeed.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Oh yeah the farms might even pay you to take crap away

[@wolf28b]

While I was watching the video, 535 likes were added. That's pretty amazing. I started watching a minute after it was uploaded.

[@caseykelso1]

Thanks for sharing 🍸.

[@billwalck1324]

Here in the far north of New York, the upcoming problem will likely be the closure of the ReEnergy wood chip electric plant at Fort Drum. It supposedly burns 70 tons of chips an hour, and is fuel subsidized to "support the logging industry". What is the reality for the forest products consumer? Supply shortages and higher prices, because you're competing with your own tax money. You are fortunate to have an in house source of supply, but there are still more that can be wrung out of the feedstock. I was utilizing pieces as small as 1X4X36 as material for nostalgia porch skirting, and look at all the farmers market selling bird feeders and bird houses, not to mention sports accessory items. Makes the slab pile smaler, and one of my friends used the smaller slab pieces to fuel outdoor boilers to supply heated air to their kilns. Just pointing out there are options available, even with a big player in town.

[@achannel8142]

Red oak is great for flooring, stair treads, gymnasium floors, high-end trim, furniture, cabinets, hand railings, balusters, newell posts, shelving, shop-made windows, and doors.

[@JimSingleton-g7w]

You can put a pickinick basket taybels out by the road with a sign of Yogy bear and Bou-Bou.

[@rodmills4071]

Hey bou bou, look at all those lovely pickanick baskets.... what about ranger smith yogy... don't you worry about ranger smith.... 🤔😂😎🇦🇺👌

[@mrsawyer186]

Same story here in northern ny. Plus the other problem is the woods never froze and alot of mud and hard to access the timber...

[@Sovann-Chronicles]

Y'all did an awesome job and keep up the good work Emerald! 👍🤙

[@cattigereyes1]

Hi, interesting stuff.

[@joeharwell54]

Here in the Tulsa, OK area housing starts continue to boom in spite of record inflation. A small gated community with around 50 homesites located one mile from me began construction 2 years ago. The homes are mostly two story brick around 2300 sq ft. They're selling for more than $600,000 on miniscule lots. That's double what the same size home was selling for in our area in 2018. It's crazy.

[@dcinpa1134]

I really like the blues!! Great choice of music.

[@jbbrown7907]

I like the real-time sawing.

[@168Diplomat]

From a sixth generation logging and lumber man to another try looking at an overseas market. We used to sell a lot of hardwood to Japan. We haven’t been in business for a while but look into that market. We used to sell about $50k a year in Japan. I hope this helps you.

[@collinsganson5115]

Have you ever done a video showing exactly how all the steps on the control panel work while on a split screen showing what the mill is doing as you send it controls? With narration of course. That would be helpful to me since I've never run a machine with that capability before and would find it very interesting. BTW Emerald, I'm glad to see a young person involved in all that's going on, not just in your business, but beyond. Thanks.

[@Tom-xb7cj]

From Louisiana: thank you for the dance number lagniappe. You tall, fine and excellent girls.

[@johnkirby6547]

Hi Emerald, Thanks for sharing an update on how the forecast looks and hopefully things will work out and get better soon. Glad you are still able to fill orders and looking forward to seeing the new showroom soon.

[@digitalwoodshop]

That was an enjoyable and informative video. Got a kick out of the Dogs running around. One buried a bone under the mill in the sawdust... Should be a nice week weather wise. Have Fun from Pike County, PA.

[@tomwilliams8675]

Ken, with your new store opening up I had a sales suggestion for you. A pre-cut work bench, out of oak, with all the hardware to put it together. I know I've always wanted one about 6-8 feet long by two feet wide. The kit would have the holes pre-drilled and build instructions included. Just a suggestion. 🤝🤝🇺🇸

[@Snarkapotamus]

I used to make picnic table kits and sell them at the local hardware store...it's seasonal, but it's easy to do and they sell well!

[@NSResponder]

I wonder if there's a niche avaiable for serving timber framers in particular. What would you need to spend to extend your mill for extra-long timbers?

[@cartercarter6126]

Value added......older folks buy light bulbs....when I was a teenager I used to offer help for basic home chores for a fee. I went over and changed their old bulbs out for new ones...what would a customer pay extra to have their firewood deliver stacked neatly? I would pay $50 extra for a cord guaranteed! Nit because I'm 70 but because I'm lazy 😄

[@arzentegc2641]

You mentioned Koppers, in Guthrie KY. I was born in Wilkes-barre, PA. I live near Koppers, it was funny you mentioned it.

[@gittyupg007]

Semi trailer floors are probably sewed up but there are many esp furniture trailers an flatbed.

[@56Spookdog]

Since you have to deal with sap what is your best recommendation to remove fresh and hardened sap from metal objects?

[@GRWINNER]

Solvent, hand cleaner

[@56Spookdog]

@@major__kong tried that.

[@56Spookdog]

@@GRWINNER I’ll have to give hand cleaner a try.

[@GRWINNER]

Hand cleaners the best, prevents rust on your metal parts and it works good on your clothes too for getting rid of the pitch

[@johnrodgers6472]

Our house is down the road from their mill..... that yard is so filled that it probably take years to sell what I'd ready to be put down already let alone new ties , we rarely see finished ties going out

[@scottkramer7431]

Tell us about blade usage. For example, maybe you started with a new blade on Monday and in Friday's video you tell us you are going to change it, how many board feet did you get out of it, was it carbide or steel, mostly hard or soft wood, etc. Give us some data.

[@franklinforrest8464]

PLEASE! When you’re talking to the camera, don’t stop talking to take drink of your coffee while you’re looking at the camera (or any beverage) wait until you are walking away or just not talking to the camera. I’m not saying don’t drink coffee, just not when you’re talking to the camera. Love watching your vids and learning all the things ALL of you are doing. 👍

[@terencetaylor4600]

Yes Em some of us follow the milling.

[@kentonblair8848]

In your talk, I built my house 35 years ago with mostly hemlock as it didn't have any market value and at the time, I had a homebuilt mill based on the Woodmiser and charged $0.50/bdft. Just bought some "appellation red oak rough sawn for $4.00/bdft. Keep up the good work.

[@keithmclennan3275]

like the longer videos of you guy's cutting I hope thing's get better in the market for you

[@ranjitsian5481]

Good work and looking lovely girl 💜

[@bobbygreen2291]

Looking back at quite a few videos it’s plain to see why the new beautiful puppy ,,,Roxy is judahs dog ,,she follows him everywhere. She loves him

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Great video Guys yeah I understand what's going on hopefully in spring things will get easier for all fuel is 2.31a gallon now which is good let's hope for the best the state of the world is troubled as we know, I enjoy the videos I wish I could buy some flooring material for my 1875 old rustic ranch house it is so old and historic. Thanks again ❤🎉

[@bigboresledder]

Nice video and I like your choice in music.

[@richardbrown5385]

At least you still use wood railway ties, in the UK we started using concrete in the late 50s, we call them sleepers.

[@terencetaylor4600]

And Jade lol. Nice vid work Jade.

[@richfiryn]

It would be cool as a future project to see a complete from start to finish post and beam milling and build.

[@poppadoc57]

Lovin the jam!

[@BGWenterprises]

Thinking of something that might interest people. Take 2 logs of the same scale and length. Cut one as full size demention. And one as standard demention. And compare that to the scribner scale in terms of the % above scale. . I know with 5/16" saw teeth, we average around 30% over scribner scale. Anyway, just an idea I had, thought it would interest folks.

[@dmhipkins]

Thank you for the video! In VA, the need for lumber seems to have slowed way down with customers not having $$ available to purchase wood related products. Firewood sales are moving along but not like in the past years.

[@scottsoper]

I would think that Firewood is needed regardless of the economy. Am I wrong? Bad economy = heat the house less using less wood? Bad Economy= more people not working and can split their own firewood? or is it just a bit warmer this winter?

[@dmhipkins]

@@scottsoper the lack of available spendable $$ is the issue for many customers. They do not have money to buy firewood now due to inflation and rising interest rates.

[@johnavonyates4105]

Heck yeah do ya thing ladies. 👍

[@JoseMartins-o3m]

Essa vestimenta sua e Linda esse uniforme . E muito bunito Roupas Espeçial a sua faca E Esporte voçes sao todos Espesial 🎉🎉

[@wilE6764]

Ive always loved the mountainous area you live in..I miss driving through there..I'm about 3 hrs north of yas..all flat land..kinda boring😂

[@anthonymartin9672]

I like the real-time videos as well. Maybe I'm weird, but I like to hear the engine run too.

[@terryhancock]

What do you do with all of the Saw dust