On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:45:43 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:39:03 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >On 2013-09-17 10:23 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> If you do get corn stalks, let me know what they cost. Each year I am
> >> awed by what they are priced at here.
> >> Janet US
> >>
> > I get mine from my neighbour's cornfield. I am not surprised that
> >people will pay for corn stalks for Fall decorations but what amazes me
> >is the prices the charge. The last time I looked they were about $2
> >each. That's pretty hefty for something that a just a few years ago
> >would have been mulched and plowed under.
>
> I haven't seen any yet, but $2 each is about what they were going for
> here. When my father-in-law was alive, we joked that he could make
> more money off the farm if he planted just for the corn stalks.
> Janet US

Don't forget the bale of hay.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.