Posted by showcrop on September 14, 2021 at 04:44:21 from (75.68.37.174):
In Reply to: Well it was fun posted by grandpa Love on September 13, 2021 at 05:26:43:
I have been producing hay as a hobby for 33 years. I started small when the kids were not yet big enough to throw bales. To start with the hay was for their 4H project, so they didn't mind helping. As my daughter grew older there were boyfriends to help. As the operation slowly grew I got bigger and faster and newer equipment, including a cab tractor. At that time my wife took over the baling driving, and customers were doing most of the bale handling. A few years later I got my wife the best anniversary present ever: (according to her) a baler with thrower and a bale wagon. She was relieved from driving and I have been a one man operation for twenty years now. I have continued to make small squares because I have long time customers who pick up in the field and there is a lot more money in small squares than rounds. I have never travelled more than five miles. I would load my wagons and then in the evening drop them off for unloading by customers. I have built up and maintained fertility in order to enhance the hay value and build my reputation as a producer. Hay money was a big part of college tuition for both kids. You can do it but big factors are building up nearby hay ground, customer base, and put your wife on the tractor until you can get more automated.
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