cat fever
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Thank you. Just bought the place a couple months ago. Building a house soon.
Most of the 800 bales are in the field in front of the tractor.
2018 HAY SEASON Post your results here
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Thank you. Just bought the place a couple months ago. Building a house soon.
Most of the 800 bales are in the field in front of the tractor.
kansas one
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Have a little under 13 acres of brome, got only 200 squares, far off from last year.
1st cut results:
Mowed on 2018-06-02, packed 2018-06-06, 0.7 acres, 108 small round bales, approx. 40lbs each., temp of hay after 1 day storage
Hay is for our horses.
After testing result hay contains energy (EWpa) 0.51-0.56/kg DS, Proteine 123-138 g/kg DS, Sugar < 65g/kg DS (DS stands for dry substance)
Pretty happy with these results.
Mowed on 2018-06-02, packed 2018-06-06, 0.7 acres, 108 small round bales, approx. 40lbs each., temp of hay after 1 day storage
Hay is for our horses.
After testing result hay contains energy (EWpa) 0.51-0.56/kg DS, Proteine 123-138 g/kg DS, Sugar < 65g/kg DS (DS stands for dry substance)
Pretty happy with these results.
majorwager
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Our first cutting has been substantial. Estimate about 7 tons or so per acre. Big change from years past where unanticipated rainstorms had devastating losses. 3 day cycle this year, usually scrambling at 4 . Not sure about a 2nd, rain in the proper intervals is the key.
BurningBushFarm
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Reply to scons:
Nice looking hay. Congrats. :thumbsup:
Where is BE?
Baler is Italian small round baler?
Did you test your hay yourself? Or send it out?
Just starting to make our own hay (last fall and now this year). Doing small cuts while we get used to equipment and of course trying to fit between the rain.
Nice looking hay. Congrats. :thumbsup:
Where is BE?
Baler is Italian small round baler?
Did you test your hay yourself? Or send it out?
Just starting to make our own hay (last fall and now this year). Doing small cuts while we get used to equipment and of course trying to fit between the rain.
cabinhollow
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Work around the rain today.
Raked, rain, waited two hours, re-raked, waited two hours, then started to bale.
Got just under 300 bales done by dark. Still have app 100 more bales to do.
They are on the wet side, so I will have to stake them lose, 3 high and then re-stack in 2 weeks.
My Hesston 4600 was put out lead weights.
Raked, rain, waited two hours, re-raked, waited two hours, then started to bale.
Got just under 300 bales done by dark. Still have app 100 more bales to do.
They are on the wet side, so I will have to stake them lose, 3 high and then re-stack in 2 weeks.
My Hesston 4600 was put out lead weights.
cat fever
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I got my haybine repaired and I'm ready to finish cutting. It rained yesterday and might today so I'll finish cutting tomorrow. Here's a few shots of the work so far. I've baled about 860 bales so far and maybe 600-700 left.
joeu235
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If nature isn't gong to rain, got to make your own.
mjw357
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Got our first cutting done fathers day weekend. We got almost 900 squares out of our 10 acre field (got about 500 out of same field last year). We have another 3 acre field we plan on cutting and baling in rounds.
This all for our horses, we are very well for the next year.
This all for our horses, we are very well for the next year.
Thanks. BE = Belgium. We got the hay tested in a lab. Just to know if all the work we put into it is worth it. Now we knowReply to scons:
Nice looking hay. Congrats.
Where is BE?
Baler is Italian small round baler?
Did you test your hay yourself? Or send it out?
Just starting to make our own hay (last fall and now this year). Doing small cuts while we get used to equipment and of course trying to fit between the rain.
.We started out last year with all old equipment. Except the baler. It is "supposed" to be italian but it really is china import. It is the same model as advertised on tractor tools direct (ibex TX31) but it is better then the second hand stuff that is for sale around here with bad knotters. And it takes much less space to store it.
