MMagis
Veteran Member
Is that reclaimed Ohio Power land?? Looks like some of ground between Cumberland and Reinersville.
No, that's somewhere out West, though I can't recall where. You're right, it does resemble that area.
Is that reclaimed Ohio Power land?? Looks like some of ground between Cumberland and Reinersville.
Some people do indeed store and feed that much hay. You don't feed thousands of cattle all winter with 50 round bales.
Around here cattle operations don't use much hay, Silage (grass, corn, or baleage) is where its at. Don't need a shed for that. Small squares are the most valuable for the horse market but lots of people have gone to the large rounds, don't see many large squares, but we are a little behind.
I was just being a wiseguy and even if I wasn't I'm not always right...just ask my wife. :laughing:
Part of the country where I grew up averages 16" of rainfall/year. There was some corn silage put up - (more silage in that area now) - but it was mostly grazing and hay and winter wheat, small grains.
Big acreage - if you only had 2 sections - you were just starting out. Mostly still that way with some increase in corn, soybean production based on greatly improved genetics and weather changes, too - more humidity and summer moisture.
Still have cousins living there with cow-calf operations. All big rounds.
That's where I bought a low-use, shedded JD 336 small square baler this past spring. There's still a few of them "hidin' out" in some farmer/rancher's shed in that part of the country. :thumbsup:
AKfish
I think were at just over 13 inches already this year . Baled 500 big squares so far but humidity has meant nothing under 16% yet . Been very late getting dry enough for first cut so crop is enormous , 7-8 bales/acre but a bit tough and stalky !