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<blockquote data-quote="LocustDaleCattleCompany" data-source="post: 1737441" data-attributes="member: 24074"><p>Tractor size makes a big difference on diesel burn. Our cutting and bailing tractor has a computer that tracts the Gallons used per hour. We know that when bailing and cutting we burn about 5 gallons per hour. We can cut about 7 acres per hour. Like stated above yield per acre makes a big difference on diesel that goes into a bale of hay. We try and break down costs per bale real close to what it actually is. And my conclusion is we need to continue to put in more pasture and cut less hay. We made 300 less bales this year and I bet we have a couple hundred left over compared to last year. We grazed most of our herds into January minus some snow days. We should get to our goal of feeding around 65 days next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LocustDaleCattleCompany, post: 1737441, member: 24074"] Tractor size makes a big difference on diesel burn. Our cutting and bailing tractor has a computer that tracts the Gallons used per hour. We know that when bailing and cutting we burn about 5 gallons per hour. We can cut about 7 acres per hour. Like stated above yield per acre makes a big difference on diesel that goes into a bale of hay. We try and break down costs per bale real close to what it actually is. And my conclusion is we need to continue to put in more pasture and cut less hay. We made 300 less bales this year and I bet we have a couple hundred left over compared to last year. We grazed most of our herds into January minus some snow days. We should get to our goal of feeding around 65 days next year. [/QUOTE]
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