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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl_jenna" data-source="post: 1002629" data-attributes="member: 20102"><p>I would prob. try and hire the chopping done. Choppers are pretty expensive to maintain and you would need forage boxes too. For 7 ac. I think you could hire it done much cheaper then do it yourself, that be true "here" anyway, but we have several custom chopping guys here too. Many of the dairies, even the big ones, hire their feed chopped. If you do make a pile/bunker silo, be sure to pack it really good and chop when the corn is pretty wet, it'll keep much better then if it gets dry. This can be the problem with custom hire, getting it done on time. I'd see what your neighbor says, and go from there. </p><p></p><p> Far as picking, New idea made one row pickers that worked fairly well, would sometimes shell the corn some though if it got dry. The old McCormick one rows did a good job. When I was young, we had a john Deere husker, and it was the best picker around. No shelling and it husked the corn very well. It was a 3 row narrow, but they had 2 row wide too. They seem to go fairy high at auctions though still. Over-all, I'd keep my eyes open, and look around for a picker thats in good shape and resnobly priced. The one rows around here go pretty cheap.</p><p></p><p>Oh and i was going to add, corn silage if fed correctly really stretches a hay supply, and if you can double crop the triticale thats a big bonus too. </p><p>Jenna</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl_jenna, post: 1002629, member: 20102"] I would prob. try and hire the chopping done. Choppers are pretty expensive to maintain and you would need forage boxes too. For 7 ac. I think you could hire it done much cheaper then do it yourself, that be true "here" anyway, but we have several custom chopping guys here too. Many of the dairies, even the big ones, hire their feed chopped. If you do make a pile/bunker silo, be sure to pack it really good and chop when the corn is pretty wet, it'll keep much better then if it gets dry. This can be the problem with custom hire, getting it done on time. I'd see what your neighbor says, and go from there. Far as picking, New idea made one row pickers that worked fairly well, would sometimes shell the corn some though if it got dry. The old McCormick one rows did a good job. When I was young, we had a john Deere husker, and it was the best picker around. No shelling and it husked the corn very well. It was a 3 row narrow, but they had 2 row wide too. They seem to go fairy high at auctions though still. Over-all, I'd keep my eyes open, and look around for a picker thats in good shape and resnobly priced. The one rows around here go pretty cheap. Oh and i was going to add, corn silage if fed correctly really stretches a hay supply, and if you can double crop the triticale thats a big bonus too. Jenna [/QUOTE]
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