Did a little hay last week ...

[MotorSeven]

Les on Harry:

In Big War Creek:

 

[MotorSeven]

Me & Cole:

Sorry for the hijack Blue

 

[foreman Etexas]

Me & Cole:

Sorry for the hijack Blue

Really great photos and place you have.

 

[pacerron]

Another thing ... all grasses ... any blend or flavor you prefer ... must be managed. You just can't go out and say I'll make that a hay field.

One must determine the proper cutting stage to make hay, the proper grazing stage ... this is an occupation where we spend $$$$$ ... research, talk, listen and learn... anyone can go out and bale a round bale per acre ... good management and we can bale 4-5 bales per acre.... takes the same amount of time, fuel and equipment.

Good grass hay in Ohio is about 2 tons per acre, but a lot of if's.......
You estimate 4-5 rolls on your land. Thousand pound rolls?
A lot of Ohio hay is on rotational crop fields. Alfalfa, corn, soybeans.
Grass hay is usually timothy, oats, and alfalfa mix. A lot of grass hay is then cut for a few years without replanting; just fertilizing. And it goes down hill to weeds from there but still baled and sold. Used to be a good market for that in strip mine reclaiming. The soils in Ohio vary a lot. The glaciers missed the eastern part but leveled the western part. I don't care much for averages. There is too much cost/yield differences to establish an average.

 

[MotorSeven]

Thanks FE..it is Paradise.

Back on track Blue....pic's of field #2 & we are cutting today:

 

[MotorSeven]

Fescue w some Orchard mixed in:

And the best part about this field is the swimming hole is right next to it:

Sure comes in handy when cutting in July & August!

 

[blueriver]

Thanks FE..it is Paradise.

Back on track Blue....pic's of field #2 & we are cutting today:

Thats a good looking hay field ... That cutter looks like its a dandy!! Is that a Belarus 250AS ???

 

[foreman Etexas]

That looks like the cutter the guy runs that cut the ranch I help at,is it a SMI? I stopped by and took a couple picture of that pasture that was cut last month with the johnson grass,it jumped up fast and got a picture of the Bull over at the ranch I help(the pasture he's standing in was cut 3wks ago),maybe next year will get me a charolias bull and keep the new angus and sell the other angus.

 

[MotorSeven]

It's a HayMax 165 Drum Mower....I love the thing. When I get on a smooth pasture I can cut in High range...about 11 mph! The Belarus is my partner/neighbor in this hay thing and I'm not sure what model it is but I can say it's a great tractor. Last year there was a Sheik from one of the middle eastern country's buying up all the Belarus's he could find. They stuck them in containers and shipped them out...so that tells ya they are a dependable machine.

 

[sam5570]

i have seen some nice pics was going to start hay yesterday rained same thing today we are suppose to have storms thru thrusday our hay is very ripe so hope to cut soon.