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Ahhh... August 1st hay

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showcrop

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Still looks somewhat green in the bale, even though the field was brown when mowed, still sells for $5.25 a bale, and there is 30% more there than when mowed in June.
 
That works when you are selling to people that don't know any better but be prepared to be embarrassed if you try to sell that straw to someone in the know.
 
(quoted from post at 12:16:45 08/01/13) That works when you are selling to people that don't know any better but be prepared to be embarrassed if you try to sell that straw to someone in the know.
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It's all sold before it grows.
 
Selling it to the ones that 'know' is not difficult. Selling it to the ones that ~think~ they 'KNOW' is where the problems start. The difference being that the ones that actually know something 'know' that this stuff is better than the 2x4 and plywood in the barn wall. The ones that think they 'know'... still want the damn stuff but think they ought to get it for free. I never thought I'd say this... but about a month ago I made the first entry in my 'do not sell to' list and there's a couple more that are dangerously close to making the grade.... because it's not worth the hassle of selling something to someone, when they honestly know what they got ahead of time... and they still malign you anyway.

Rod
 
I agree with that completely. I had one show up and start jawing about how it isn't "horse hay" because its wire tied. She still wanted it but she wanted it cheaper - I told her you are supposed to take the wire off the bale when you feed it.

Then I had the bales that got rain soaked when a buyer failed to show - ended up selling it for a $1 a bale. I know for a fact that hay is still going to feed some horses this winter.
 
RodInNS is dead on. What are you going to do when you don"t get the weather? It"s still better than a snowbank in February.
 
Must be I'm not "in the know". GIven the choice between no hay and hay that isn't picture book pretty, I'll take the not so pretty hay. We just haven't had the weather this year and that's been complicated by tractors dying. I'll get my hay in and maybe even some 2nd cut. Some of it will have a lot of stalks in it, but they will also have the undergrowth that's all leaf and green. Some will have briars and brush in it because I'm bringing back some older fields and some may even have some alfalfa in it just because it didn't all die out over the winter. It will all feed out a lot better than snowballs and icicles this winter.
 
Agree with other posters.

I'm selling my hay right now dirt cheap out of the field. More for cash flow than for profit this year.

From a distance, the fields look brown. When you're in them, there's still plenty of green, and at that point it's all how you make it: Cure it just right, and it still makes a beautiful bale.

Like someone else said: It will sell just fine out of the barn this winter.

A tale of two customers: I sold to two different customers the other day, from the same field - the first said it was beautiful hay, keep up the good work, let him know when to come back for another load.
The other people...they kicked at the windrow, did a lot of hemming and hawing, finally decided to buy my $2.00 hay. I should have told them to go down the road and spend $3.50 at the next guy's place!
 
I'm glad it is everyone and not just me.

I'd love to meet the person who coined the term "horse hay."


I'd sit them down, give them a nice big glass of iced tea, and then punch them right in the mouth!


On the bright side... I was able to get to a 5 acre field of Timothy and red clover around June 15th. Right now, the Timothy is up and in head again and the clover looks nice. It should make a very nice 2nd cutting. With second cutting at $7 per bale, I'm happy.
 
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