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<blockquote data-quote="Matt S" data-source="post: 324300" data-attributes="member: 4782"><p>Around here, alfalfa costs about $200 an acre to get it started. I'd expect that number to increase slightly next year due to fertilizer costs, and in your case, the amount of fertilizer you will need to get your ground in shape.</p><p></p><p>With that said, I'd hate to have 100 acres of alfalfa on the ground at any time, and then have to depend on someone else to cut, rake and bale it. With the amount of rain you get a year, you could very well see 3-4 cuttings per season. We got 6 cuttings this past year, although the last cutting was very thin, as you'd expect.</p><p></p><p>If it were my ground, I'd plant a mix of orchardgrass and clover on 90 acres and alfalfa on 10 acres.</p><p></p><p>As far as income goes, that all depends on the demand for your hay. If you have buyers who like it, then you could be set for a good profit. If your area has a good hay year, then you could have a good bit of alfalfa to sell all the way through March. Having alfalfa hay doesn't guarantee you'll be able to sell it. You need customers who PREFER your hay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt S, post: 324300, member: 4782"] Around here, alfalfa costs about $200 an acre to get it started. I'd expect that number to increase slightly next year due to fertilizer costs, and in your case, the amount of fertilizer you will need to get your ground in shape. With that said, I'd hate to have 100 acres of alfalfa on the ground at any time, and then have to depend on someone else to cut, rake and bale it. With the amount of rain you get a year, you could very well see 3-4 cuttings per season. We got 6 cuttings this past year, although the last cutting was very thin, as you'd expect. If it were my ground, I'd plant a mix of orchardgrass and clover on 90 acres and alfalfa on 10 acres. As far as income goes, that all depends on the demand for your hay. If you have buyers who like it, then you could be set for a good profit. If your area has a good hay year, then you could have a good bit of alfalfa to sell all the way through March. Having alfalfa hay doesn't guarantee you'll be able to sell it. You need customers who PREFER your hay. [/QUOTE]
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