Hay last weekend - pics

northvale-PA · May 21, 2012

Mowed 2 acres of hay to try out my 'new to me' NI 5209 discbine. Weather mid 70's and dry. Only made 65 bales/acre. Lacking much rain here in SE PA plus we had no snow and the ground never froze hard, meaning it did not loosen up. I rake with the Ferguson TO-20, tedd with a JD 2010 and bale with a JD 4020. Last photo is our 4-H lambs.

larry@stinescorner · May 21, 2012

very nice! How has your luck been with the 2010 jd? My dad bought one new in 1962 or 1963. it was a lemon

Bruce from Can. · May 21, 2012

Looks real nice, even after all tese years I still like small square bales, Just don't want to do 10,000 a year any more.

northvale-PA · May 21, 2012

it has it's quirks. The hydraulics have always been weak and the power steering quit 2 years ago. Otherwise it is very reliable running and always starts in the cold. They say 2010's love gas and I have to agree. But I like the narrow 12" tires as I use it to spray the fields, so it doesn't track much. I understand the 2010 diesels were prone to cracked blocks. I saw a couple at a salvage yard, and yes, they were cracked. If I did it over, I would go for a 3020. I was new and the price was right.

Anonymous-0 · May 21, 2012

Very nice pictures. It looks peaceful. I spent the day at a doctors office in the city and looking at your pictures is relaxing to me. Thanks. Bob

larry@stinescorner · May 21, 2012

nice looking lambs ,Do you sell them?

northvale-PA · May 21, 2012

the 4-H lambs get sold at the 4-H auction, York Fair. We eat a few, keep a couple for breeding stock.

northvale-PA · May 21, 2012

Hope all is well. I have to do that this week too. I really don't mind the office, it's the Hospital stuff that bugs me. I've had my share, like all worker bees.

Texasmark1 · May 22, 2012

Well that's just great!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoopee for you!!!!!!!!!!! My hay patch looks like the Saraha desert and if I wasn't so lazy I'd get a pic of it.........waiting.....waiting....Grin.

Naw, Seriously, super congratulations, super looking patch I am happy for you. Didn't know that they had cotton trailers in PA.

I had seed that needed a 65 degree average ground temp to germinate and we had cool nights until about 3 weeks ago. Problem is that when you wait till late in the season, you don't get the moisture that you get early on. So I did and I didn't and it probably won't make.

I may plant rye this fall so that I can get off a hay crop next spring before it turns off dry.

Really, beautiful patch and I am most happy for you.

Mark

northvale-PA · May 22, 2012

thanks, we plowed and seeded this last August. Orchard grass mostly, but alot of meadow grass actually came up so I cut it early. The meadow grass( or whatever) browns out quickly.

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