Cash Crops = Individual Sovereignty

We got our alfalfa to feed our dairy goats from a farmer in Wharton. He also raised corn, soy and sometimes cotton but alfalfa was his favorite crop. Why? “It’s a cash crop, no government meddling. People pay me the market price in cash.”

“The only time the American farmer made money was from the end of the Civil War to WWI.”

“If we went back on the gold standard and we adhered to the actual structure of the gold standard as it existed prior to 1913, we’d be fine. Remember that the period 1870 to 1913 was one of the most aggressive periods economically that we’ve had in the United States, and that was a golden period of the gold standard. Between 1870 and 1912, a period of forty-two years, industrial production in the United States rose by 682%.

The United States actually did not return to a gold standard until 1879. However, by 1870, most of the rubble of the Civil War, including the floating “greenback” dollar, had been cleared up. However, the American farmer no longer had to compete with slavery and started receiving ‘hard currency’ for his production.

Cash Crops Mean Farmer Sovereignty

Those delicious **alfalfa squares now go for $10-14.** According to the CPI calculator they should cost $7.60 each. **Gold** in 2000 cost **$302/oz** and **$1,522** today. My favorite economic calculator **Goats**: in 2000 we struggled to get **$0.80/lb**, when I departed in 2007 it was $1.25. Today at the New Holland, PA. auction $2.44

100 square bales: Here was the thought, on 50 acres you would get 100 square bales per acre, which is a conservative number. If we do the math, that works out to be. 100 bales x 50 acres = 5000 bales of hay for 50 acres of land.

How many large bales of hay can you get per acre? In general, you can get as much as 5 large rounded hays that have weigh 1000 lbs. each, per acre on average. Some farmers also give a rough estimate of 100 small bales of hay per acre. We paid $5/bale x 100 = $500/acre gross.

How much is an acre of hay worth? Equation: Estimated 4 tons per **acre** yield of 16% moisture **hay** at $200 per ton = $800 per **acre** value for all three cuttings; minus buyer’s cost of harvest and weather risk at $324 per **acre** assuming three cuttings (Table 1); equals the buyer’s maximum pay **price**: **$476 per acre for three cuttings ($800 – $324 = $476).** Jun 22, 2014

Europe prohibits GMO crops, cash crops are not GMO crops. This chart shows that Agriculture in all its nefarious forms accounts for 57% of US GDP. US Corn & Soy goes for animal feed while 40% of the Corn goes in the gas tank.

How much is a ton of hay cost? Keep in mind that grass hay bales are usually lighter than alfalfa. The Internet Hay Exchange lists average prices of $121 a ton for grass hay and $165 for alfalfa. Save money by buying in bulk, as in a semi-truckload, or buying bales still in the field. Dec 11, 2016

After the *1937 Dust Bowl* FDR irrigated the prairie by sucking all the water out of the Ogallala Aquifer. FDR devalued Alan Greenspan’s 1870-1912 Gold by 40% ($400 to $675) to pay for it.

How Does the Farmer Regain Sovereignty?

How does the Farmer and Everyone else regain Individual Sovereignty?

I asked Iowa bred and raised Jane, what was a cash crop? “Corn and Soy.” No Hay. “OK I get it Tobacco, Marijuana, Avocados and Pineapple.” That’s it why Colorado is going great with Cannabis and Kentucky thrived until the US stopped smoking. That’s why Imperial Valley California is still Imperial, they grow stuff that People Eat.

How do we turn the Prairie States into an Organic California?

Plant Prairie Grass $500/acre subsidy