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    deers enjoying my winter rye

    OMG!!! went to farm yesterday to brace up posts getting ready to stretch wire this weekend... i planted 80 lbs of winter rye in one section of field . i need lime int he worst way but thought i would try a little rye,, so that once pasture is fenced in maybe there would be a little extra...
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    ford 551 round baler

    thanks. theres nothing worse that having that hay wind rowed..3 rows baled and then.. your shut down... been there done that..and proubly gonna do it again...( aint that in a song?) i didnt think they were referring to haying though.. LOL been looking for a vermeer.. proubly gonna stay...
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    ford 551 round baler

    i seen an ad in the market basket for ford 551 round baler.. any one know any thing about these? what size bale? how big tractor needed? good and the bad..... they have 2 for 3,500... prob one is for parts but not sure havent called.. thanks rose
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    chicken litter

    amanda is home for the holidays from college. she went to see her boyfriend whos also home from college, he lives about 2 hrs away wv/va state line. they have a commercial turkey farm, she borrowed our truck to go see adam, i told her to have adams dad give her a couple scoops of littler...
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    round hay bails wraped in plastic

    thanks Dunn, will it get moldy-dusty? is it only good for cows?
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    round hay bails wraped in plastic

    got a dumb question, but if you dont ask you wont know,LOL few people here use a plastic wraper on there round bails, it look like wraped tight, i know that would keep water off but what about sweating the hay? or rolling it up green?wont it get hot,and mold? i seen this guy last week roll up...
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    first time putting up hay all by our selves

    thanks for the" you go gurl ", and everys one's coments, pros and cons. yeah my little tractor doesnt use half as much fuel as dougs big one, i was really suprized how long i can run mine,before filling up. i cant go a s fast as the big boys. but i get there LOL i use mine to brush hog my...
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    first time putting up hay all by our selves

    more hay from a crooked row? well that makes me feel better LOL. :lol: we have an square bailer, wish i had a round bailer.. well maybe santa will bring me one LOL. i feed both here, i buy round bails from a friend.i feed them when im gonna be at the farm for a few days, but would like to...
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    first time putting up hay all by our selves

    also one must keep in mind that i have mules and donkeys, and now highland cattle, the higher the quality the hay the less thay like it! i dont want to feed out trash, but i dont have to have the best either but if there is a few weeds, that's icing on the cake for the donks..the other field...
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    first time putting up hay all by our selves

    CB i dont take offence to what you say. i know from your post your straight up. and im proubly gonna get smacked down, :oops: thats ok too ill get back up! this field was give to us, yes it is poor/thin, but its our practice filed, we have another field close to the farm{ given to us} that...
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    first time putting up hay all by our selves

    ok gonna give you pros something to laugh at! we have worked in hayfields for ever but last winter we {my friends and I} have been gathering equpt. to put some of our own hay,my hubby has a 46 kabota tractor, i have my "littl punkin" ck20 kioti, jane and terry have 1961 jon deer, he rebuilt we...
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    we have some real grass growing !

    we got real grass growing soooooooooo excited! last year it was an over grown brush thicket. we got 1/2 the feild cut last year. last week we brush hogged it off not real close, but got the grass after it seeded out and before the weeds made seed heads.. been watching the grass for the right...
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    Liming prices

    a farmer friend of mine was telling me about a lime sand. has any one ever use it, wonder if the results are faster, and if last as long as ag lime? suposed to be cheaper here, doug was telling me thay use at the mines. so could get it pretty reasonable.. i need mega bunches of lime on our...
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    Liming prices

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    New Pasture

    the NCRS man told me the fescues would be a problem in the summer,we are working on a contract with usda also, i dont have much fescue, just along the roads, was wondering how advasive this grass is.. they are gonna come up with a mix for us.. just waiting to be picked up on the contracts...
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