Prices.... Going Up!!!

[eiraved]

Less cows will make the environmentalists happy.

 

[reddodge053]

But i like cows,real yummy.

 

[RobRoy]

Lumber is finally coming down in a big way. Where I live, a 2x4 stud went up to almost ten bucks. They are now $5.50. It's still more than the $3 they were hovering around before the pandemic, but it means I can buy the 40 ten footers I need to complete the walls in my study and shop in the new building. All the other material was just stacked up taking up space while I waited for lumber to at least be reasonable. It now is.

 

[RobRoy]

No - grass fed cows actually produce less emissions. It is the corn fed cows, which they are not really designed to eat, hence make more fat, are the cows that actually produce the most emissions.

Did work with cows, like this. Stomach plugs to test microbiology.....

Where I live we grass feed them until the last month before slaughter. Then they go to all grain. I just split a Black angus. My total out of pocket (steer and butcher) was $920 and I got 354 lbs of really high quality meat. About a third was hamburger. That works out to $2.59 a lb. For the two of us that sets us up for quite a while, assuming the freezer doesn't lose power.

 

[RobRoy]

But i like cows,real yummy.

If ever a comment matched one's avatar...

 

[RobRoy]

It can also cause issues - being insulators.

Depends on the type of freezer.

That's why we use one of these:

 

[RobRoy]

That last month is 10 fold increase in emissions from cattle. Just saying.

I have zero problem with that - as long as I'm not standing right behind them.

Cars have more emissions going up hills, but it's worth it.

 

[reddodge053]

That's why we use one of these:

Thats like the one we use.

 

[RobRoy]

Thats like the one we use.

Same here.

I actually grasped the reason they are so darned efficient when I learned in high school science (back around 1970) that cold air is heavier. It's why it always drove me crazy that, in the hot summer with AC going full force, my church had the ceiling fans up in the cathedral ceiling going full force, driving all that hot air down into us instead of letting the air settle in layers - cool air down where all us humans are and the hot stuff congregating up where there were no people.

I got two ceiling fans for my new shop and they are strictly for winter use - to get that hot air down in my work space where it does some good (ten foot walls with open space to the roof and heated with a wood burning stove).

 

[Uncle Fester]

It's the little things; this am I bought some marked down steak and traveled a few extra miles to save .25 cents per gallon for regular gas.

Also if I need a shirt or pants I go to the Local Savers, good stuff cheap.

No need to pay full retail.

 

[jlh3rd]

Yeah, I read about that average 16 cents saving on this summer's cookouts. But then, it's the small things that ya gotta look after ... the big things take care of themselves. Monetary policy, taxation practices ... those are a coupl'a big things.

yeah....they take care of themselves....at my expense
But, i gotta stop commenting now 'cause it leads to the "P" word....

 

[Mystic]

yeah....they take care of themselves....at my expense
But, i gotta stop commenting now 'cause it leads to the "P" word....

Copy that.

 

[eiraved]

That last month is 10 fold increase in emissions from cattle. Just saying.

Hence my statement...

 

[geezin']

I’m curious if you’ve done a cost/benefit analysis of keeping your freezer running all the time.
Of course if you’re going to have it running anyway the variable cost of putting more venison in it is nil.

Now that was a stretch. To clarify I'll be harvesting more deer this year than most. Freezer contains other things.

 

[GChief]

Now that was a stretch. To clarify I'll be harvesting more deer this year than most. Freezer contains other things.

I can’t wait! The feed seed mix I put down at the new place already has them coming by in the evening

 

[Beatnik]

Do chickens fart ? Just asking.

 

[reddodge053]

They fry up good though

 

[NH-MAN]

According to Southwest Public Power District; "A full freezer uses less energy than an empty one because the already-frozen food in it keeps the unit’s temperature low."

Fact, i am single so when my fridge is almost empty it seems to be running all the time, when i go shopping and refill freezer and get some stuff in the lower fridge it runs much less. How much is in the upper freezer part absolutely makes the most difference.

 

[rickb119]

Fact, i am single so when my fridge is almost empty it seems to be running all the time, when i go shopping and refill freezer and get some stuff in the lower fridge it runs much less. How much is in the upper freezer part absolutely makes the most difference.

Plastic gallon milk jugs work well to freeze water in, and take up the unused space. Just be sure to leave an inch or two space, for expansion.

 

[RobRoy]

So, lumber is definitely coming down. The price list at my local source demonstrates it. Some of those prices are less than half what they were a week ago.

Treated
2x2x12 spindles = $5.00
2x4x8 = $7.00
2x4x10 = $9.00
2x4x12 = $10.50
2x4x14 = $12.25
2x4x16 = $14.00
2x6x8 = $10.50
2x6x10 = $13.50
2x6x12 = $16.50
2x6x14 = $19.00
2x6x16 = $21.50
2x6x20 = $29.50
2x8x8 = $13.75
2x8x10 = $17.50
2x8x12 = $21.00
2x8x14 = $23.50
2x8x16 = $27.50
2x8x20 = $36.50
2x10x8 = $19.00
2x10x10 = $24.00
2x10x12 = $30.50
2x10x14 = $35.50
2x10x16 = $38.00
2x12x8 = $26.50
2x12x10 = $33.00
2x12x12 = $39.75
2x12x14 = $46.00
2x12x16 = $52.75
4x4x8 = $12.25
4x4x10 = $17.75
4x4x12 = $19.50
4x4x16 = $25.50
6x6x8 = $33.00
6x6x10 = $45.00
6x6x12 = $54.00
6x6x14 = $62.50
6x6x16 = $69.50
6x6x18 = $82.00
6x6x20 = $95.00
Dog Eared Plank = $2.50
Concrete Blocks = $2.50

Non-Treated
2x4x8 = $5.50
2x4x10 = $7.00
2x4x12 = $8.50
2x4x14 = $9.75
2x4x16 = $11.50
2x4x20 = $15.00
2x6x8 = $8.00
2x6x10 = $10.00
2x6x12 = $12.00
2x6x14 = $14.00
2x6x16 =$16.00
2x6x20 = $21.50
2x8x8 = $10.50
2x8x10 = $13.25
2x8x12 = $15.75
2x8x14 = $18.50
2x8x16 = $21.00
2x8x20 = $29.00
2x10x8 = $15.00
2x10x12 = $22.50
2x10x14 = $26.50
2x10x16 = $29.00
2x10x20 = $40.00
2x12x8 = $27.50
2x12x10 = $27.50
2x12x12 = $33.50
2x12x14 = $38.75
2x12x16 = $44.50
RailRoad Ties = $21.00

TREATED DECK BOARDS
16FT = $14.50
14 FT = $12.75
12 FT = $11.00
10 FT = $9.50
8 FT = $7.25
6 FT = $5.25

SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE S4S
1X4X8 = $4.00
1X4X10 = $5.00
1X4X12 = $6.00
1X4X14 = $7.00
1X4X16 = $8.00
1X10 = $1.10

CABIN GRADE
1X6 Tongue & Groove = $0.88 per linear foot
1x8 Tongue & Groove/Shiplap = $1.18/linear ft
1x10 Tongue & Groove/Shiplap= $1.39/Linear ft
1x12 Tongue & Groove/Shiplap=$1.65/Linear ft
1x6x12 Hemlock Fence = $8.25
1x6x16 Hemlock Fence = $11.00
1x8x12 Hemlock Fence = $11.00
1x8x16 Hemlock Fence = $14.50
1x10x16 Hemlock Fence = $18.50
1x12x16 Hemlock Fence = $21.75
1x6x16 Treated Fence Planks = $13.50
1x6x16 Poplar Fence Planks = $9.50