Ground is grossing well over $1,000 with less than $400 inputs, if a guy has 600 acres of paid for ground he is farming, he just made $600k income in 2011, what is he going to do with all that $$$, do what farmers do best, keep on farming, buy more of what got him to where he is today.  Why do people act so dumbfounded that ground brings 10k, when they just grossed over 10% of that land cost in one year?  Who thought they'd be paying $1,000 for a 600 lb. feeder calf and then feeding him $6 corn?  Got money, gonna play.