Couple fields of hay put up

SVcummins · Jul 11, 2020

Ended up with twice as much off these two than last year it’s amazing what a Little fertilizer and weed control will stacked 15.5 ton in 2.5 hours including driving to and from field and also delivering a bale of triticale I sold and a stop at the store for a glass of ice water

WESnIL · Jul 11, 2020

You are correct. Fertilizer, herbicide, and some moisture can produce excellent results.

jal-SD · Jul 11, 2020

I see your "side-kick" was settled in next to your leg. Hope he got a ice cream bar or at least an ice water, too. My Dad's heeler used to love ice cream. Great way to start the haying season.

Jim in NC · Jul 11, 2020

Nice hay and work, and I really enjoy pics of your sidekick.

David G · Jul 11, 2020

I have been following your applications, great job on the land recovery.

SVcummins · Jul 11, 2020

I took him for a swim in the canal .

SVcummins · Jul 11, 2020

Yes it can I was surprised. It’s hard to judge anything as far as yields cutting with a sickle mower

Philip d · Jul 11, 2020

Great looking crop! Job well done

SVcummins · Jul 11, 2020

Thanks I’m kinda glad it went in round bales no need to tarp them especially With the net wrap

SVcummins · Jul 11, 2020

Tuned some weed patches into pretty good pieces of ground

ChampagneNBeer · Jul 11, 2020

Nice!

Seen some people use a hoop of known area and measure several locations in their field to sample yield averages, then extrapolate out to the whole field area to get a guess of total yield.

Not sure if this works, but seemed a neat way to guestimate total yield.

When you worked the field, did you broadcast or drill? If drilled, what spacing?

Absent Minded Farmer · Jul 11, 2020

Those are some good lookin' rounds! Won't let my dog on the tractor. He's too restless. Wagon rides, yes. If it's the little red trailer behind the garden tractor or an empty hay rack, great. He opted to jump in the empty spreader last fall between loads. Not so great. He cleared the top of the beater on the way in & shot out between the beater & floor on his way out after being scolded. Still don't know how in the heck he didn't hit the beater.

Mike

SVcummins · Jul 12, 2020

Drilled in the fall at 10 inch spacing with a John Deere hoe drill . I didn’t pull the cultivator in front last year because I ran the pan breaker and then disked twice . The ground was so mellow I couldn’t believe it

SVcummins · Jul 12, 2020

That must be a pretty energetic dog alright. Ringo grew up on the tractor he was 8 weeks old riding between the window and fender on a 4430 baling hay

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