"I believe that many who find that 'nothing happens' when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand."
- C. S. Lewis
Friday, January 8, 2010
It's interesting to observe price fluctuations for country commodities.
Farm eggs -- $1 to $4 per dozen. We're big egg eaters so we have to frequently supplement our own farm eggs with some that we purchase from a gal we know (hopefully that'll change within the next few months because we're currently incubating some of our hens' eggs in order to bump up our laying flock). Right now we buy eggs for $2 per dozen. It's not uncommon to see them for $3 per dozen (especially in small country grocery stores), and while $4 per dozen seems astronomical, it's not unheard of. I heard a farmer on a documentary talking about how people would complain to him about $3 per dozen eggs while they were standing there holding a 75 cent can of soda.
Raw milk -- This is more of a gray market item, so it's not really something you're going to see listed on Craig's List. We buy raw milk from two families. The only price I've been quoted is $4 per gallon, but I've heard of raw milk being MUCH more expensive than that.
Laying hens -- $3.50 to $12 per bird.
One cord of wood -- I've done some research on this the past few days and I've seen anything from $100 delivered to $275 come-and-get-it. We settled on buying from an acquaintance who sells a cord for $125 delivered. I thought that was a fantastic price.
Once we start looking into buying more animals (we're thinking about a cow, honey bees, maybe a goat, and maybe a small horse), I'm sure we'll notice a wide range of price fluctuations there as well. I think like with most things in life, you get what you pay for, but occasionally you just find a great deal.
