custom hay work

[bigbull338]

Around here it's 6 bucks an acre to mow, 6 bucks an acre to rake, and 12 bucks per bale (5x6 round) 7 bucks (4x4 round).
nobody teds.

ouch how do you make money at those prices.here the charges are as follows $8 a bale to cut $8 a bale to rake $16 a bale to bale with a 5 by 6 baler.plus here custom balers are charging a 3 bale min pre ac.that way they dont loose money.

 

[cat fever]

I have a job that will pay 50 bucks per acre to cut. .75 per bale to bale. (small bales) It's only 5 acre's so I should make about 500 bucks for about a full days work all together. The field is very thick with alfalfa so it could be more bales than I think.

 

[cat fever]

I talked to my older brother who lives in northern Utah. He said they, (the baler) keeps every forth bale. No money changes hands. I guess as long as you are in a good thick field that would work out good.