In most areas a "squeeze" is commaonly called a roadsider. Normally it is 50
to 88 bales which is the largest "squeeze I have seen. It depends on the
farm and how he sets up his machinery.

John Dahl
Buckeye


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] the price of blackbellies


> I love your alfalfa term "squeeze." About how much, in quantity and
> dollars, is a squeeze?
>
> Four years to double your income is pretty impressive!! And your strategy
> is exactly what I try to advocate. It's nice to know it works for some
folks.
>
> It is strange how one area can have the market collapse while another area
> see the highest prices in years. The auction in the next town over from
me,
> where barbs usually go for $25-$35, is selling them, and goats, for
$80-$90.
>
> Carol
>
> At 04:26 PM 7/9/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Carol,
> >
> >This is true.  I have made improvents in my market.  I bought my first
ewe's
> >for $25 four years ago.  I raised my prices last lambing from $35 to $50
for
> >mixed lambs.  My neighbor was selling for $40 and saw I was getting $50,
so
> >now she is asking $50.
>
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