Pictures from a skid steer mowing contractor

[Lineman North Florida]

We camped with scouts at Little Orange Creek nature park years ago, up on the north side, right off Sr20.

This place is not far past there on the South side bordering the lake.

 

[BackRoad]

It's actually a public lake with a public boat ramp, the name of it is Little Orange Lake and it's supposed to be 576 acres in size.

In that case, you're on your own for clearing...I'm going fishing!

 

[Lineman North Florida]

In that case, you're on your own for clearing...I'm going fishing!

LOL. Good luck, there are some big bass in there.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Well today was a little weed spraying in one of my coastal Bermuda hay fields and then back to the Vermeer baler bearing project, finally me and my neighbor got all the belts back on and ran it about 10 minutes and started hearing a squealing sound and wouldn't you know one of the drive chain bearings was bad, so got it off and ordered so we will see as I plan on cutting those oats that I planted in December this Saturday or early next week if the weather holds out. Hope you all are having a good week and God bless. Charlie.

 

[Carl_NH]

So you will cut and bale the oats you planted this winter? For forage/feed?

 

[Lineman North Florida]

So you will cut and bale the oats you planted this winter? For forage/feed?

Yes sir, I will sell some providing I get it put up dry and will keep some for my own cows, I haven't seen anything in a bale that will put weight on cows/yearlings like oats do, the last time I did this even horse people were buying it like crazy, I was sold out within 2 weeks of getting it baled.

 

[Carl_NH]

Agreed, the spring oats make great feed - when we farmed in PA a winter rye was sowed and plowed under in the spring for nitrogen and soil replenishment of the fields. The new oats would indeed make great feed stock - we always let them dry and harvested the grain, but those new oats are sweet feed,

 

[sixdogs]

Yes sir, I will sell some providing I get it put up dry and will keep some for my own cows, I haven't seen anything in a bale that will put weight on cows/yearlings like oats do, the last time I did this even horse people were buying it like crazy, I was sold out within 2 weeks of getting it baled.View attachment 3236481View attachment 3236482View attachment 3236483

How does that crop dry down for feed? Is it harder to dry or does it dry fast and shatter while baling? Does the seed hold moisture and present drying problems??

 

[Lineman North Florida]

How does that crop dry down for feed? Is it harder to dry or does it dry fast and shatter while baling? Does the seed hold moisture and present drying problems??

It usually takes about 5 or 6 days to get dry enough to put up, I haven't had any problems with it shattering but I don't put a tedder on it either or I believe it would knock all the seed heads off which makes it less appealing to horse people. I try to cut it when the seeds are in the milk stage if possible and about the fourth day of drying I put it in a wind row to help it dry, then I wait till it's right and cross my fingers that the weather holds.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

More work over by the lake, found an old 6 cylinder engine while cleaning up the scrap metal pile that I found the other day and found some barb wire with the mulcher while cleaning out an old fence line, took down several trees and made brush piles that I will burn at a later date.