plumboy
Nice to meet another guy from Kentucky here on the TBN. By the way, I am from Danville, KY. I was in Flemingsburg a few months ago looking for a tractor and some implements. You have several tractor and implement dealers in your area. Also, while I was in your county, I noticed a lot of farmers feeding roll hay bales. I guess in your county, and like in my county, square hay bales are about a thing of the past. Most all farmers in my county feed round roll hay bales to livestock.
Anyhow, I still don't understand mix grass roll hay baled in 1,000 to 1,200 pounds selling for as little as $10.00 to $15.00 a roll. That is $20.00 to $30.00 a ton. Years ago when I farmed with my dad, our square hay bales that we baled ourself was at least 60 pounds per bale, or more . I know it is cheaper for farmers to bale hay in large round hay bales now. But, that means that a square bale of hay would sell for around 5 cents a bale, if 1,200 pound roll hay sells for $10.00 a roll. If I was a big time farmer, I wouldn't grow any hay. I would just buy it for my livestock from some other silly farmer crazy enough to grow it and sell it for $10.00 to $15.00 a round roll. It just doesn't make any sense for good mix grass hay here in Kentucky selling for as little as $10.00 to $15.00 a round roll. Although, supply and demand makes the price of hay go up, or down. Here in Kentucky, we have had lots of rain this spring, and there is a lot of early hay in this area of the state. If I had a lot of round hay bales for sale, I would ship it out of state, if the shipping price wouldn't be so high.
Farmers, if you live in other states, and your state has been dry, and you need hay, and if you can haul it, the hay in Kentucky sells for a give a way price according to the news that I am getting. That is as little as $10.00 to $15.00 for mix grass baled in 1,000 to 1,200 round hay bales. The going price in my area to cut, rake, and bale this hay in 1,000 to 1,200 pound rolls is $10.00 per bale. Wow! Kentucky farmers are making a killing, if they sell these round hay bales for $10.00. Just kidding fellows. At times, farming doesn't make any kind of sense to me at all. I guess by hay prices this low, and other farm products low, and with steel prices trying to shoot the moon, that is why there are less full time farmers every day. Since tobacco here in Kentucky has been shot out the back door, and if the bottom drops out of cattle, full time farmers in this state could be hurting down the road. Although, this is just my opinion, and I know other people on this board will have a different opinion than me on the price of hay, and other farm products sold off of the farm.
Cabinholler
The water will never clear up until you get the hogs out of the pond. (You got to find what the trouble is, and eliminate it).