First Hay Cutting of Season Today

Kelly in tx · Jan 10, 2023

Actually not, as its just old dry stuff that is an attempt to keep critters ribs apart. But I did cut the last of a small field today. Tractor did fine and cutter didn't break down - a win/win! kelly By the way the temperature here in south central/south Texas today was about 80.

farmersamm · Jan 10, 2023

(quoted from post at 18:16:46 01/10/23) Actually not, as its just old dry stuff that is an attempt to keep critters ribs apart. But I did cut the last of a small field today. Tractor did fine and cutter didn't break down - a win/win! kelly By the way the temperature here in south central/south Texas today was about 80.

I did that one year, and the bales looked allright, but the leaf shatter was incredible(at least I guess that was what it was). They ate what they could, but left a pretty good sized mound of ash from every bale.

Had it custom cut because I was broken down. It also might have been because the guy had the down pressure on his rake set too heavy, and it actually WAS dirt. Then, the icing on the cake, was the fact that he cut it down to 2" stubble.

Here in OK, were in the upper 60's. Hay, if you can find it, is running over $100/bale. Been hearing of a lot of scams on Craigslist...........sellers wanting deposits before they deliver the hay.....then not delivering.

Bruce from Can. · Jan 11, 2023

I read your story and I believe what youre saying is
true, but this year I am ploughing out more hay ground.
Because I have enough hay on hand for two years, and
cant get enough money for the hay I have on hand if I
sell it to cover the cost of making it. I took 100 acres
out of hay last year, and I will take out another 25
acres out this year. Like everything in agriculture if you
have plenty its worth very little, and if youre running
short, the price is crazy.

paul · Jan 11, 2023

I took the front wheel assist Workmaster 75 into the cornfield yesterday to try to make some tracks for the cattle to follow to find some cornstalks. I got stuck, I got myself out but the frame was dragging in the snow most of the way. Not much cornstalk sticking out of the snow!

It was up near 30 degrees, which was a nice change from what we have had.

As cold as it has been, the ground under is only firm, not frozen hard. We got the snow early and it has insulated the dirt some.

Snow has been mostly hard wet stuff that forms a very hard crust a person can almost walk on. That makes it very hard for cattle, people, or tractors to wade through the knee deep and higher snow, it traps you in the stiff consistency.

I can dream of baling hay.........

Paul

Leroy · Jan 11, 2023

Lot of hay advertised here in Ohio on local freebe paper, as low as $30 for a
round bale. I don't have any idea of condition. Lots of small squares. I have
not made hay since 1980 and no longer farm for several years so no need to
check on type or condition of hay advertised.

BarnyardEngineering · Jan 11, 2023

(quoted from post at 07:46:48 01/11/23) Lot of hay advertised here in Ohio on local freebe paper, as low as $30 for a
round bale. I don't have any idea of condition. Lots of small squares. I have
not made hay since 1980 and no longer farm for several years so no need to
check on type or condition of hay advertised.

I'm sure it's better quality than anything you can get off the fields in drought-stricken areas of the country. The problem is $5-6 diesel fuel. Trucking will easily triple the price per bale, I'd think

Ken Macfarlane · Jan 11, 2023

Same here farther east, folks selling wrapped balage for 20$ a bale. Bushhogged the last 70 acres of hay.

INCase · Jan 12, 2023

around here if you have small square bales the aamish generally buy it up for thier horses so the hay market never really drops much. some dutchies get round bales too but most only have a couple acres and a small building for the horse buggy and some hay so the rounds and big squares don't work so well

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