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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 810570" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Talking about hay prices by the ton would make sense, however from a practical standpoint it is a lot easier to count the number of "rolls" in the field or shed, etc.</p><p></p><p>It is my impression that most of the time here folks are talking about big round bales, usually 5 ft wide x 6 ft in diameter. There is a range in weight of these but I actually weigh some of each years that I buy from my very good supplier. This is a man who takes pride in his hay and makes very dense bales. My 5 x 6 bales weigh between 1500 and 1650 lb depending on which type of hay it is. He charges more for the hay with a lot of alfalfa than by weight.</p><p></p><p>One of the main ingredients of quality hay is timeliness. This has not been discussed very much here in this thread. Hay needs to be cut at the right stage of growth, thoroughly dried and baled hopefully without getting rained on in the process.</p><p></p><p>The way our weather in Wisconsin (wet, unpredictable but frequent rains all summer) has been the past few years it has been extremely difficult for even full time guys with a full line of big modern equipment to get their hay cut and dry and baled between rains.</p><p></p><p>For part timers like me it would be near impossible to time hay baling regardless of what equipment I had when even the full timers with equipment are pulling their hair out...</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 810570, member: 7509"] Talking about hay prices by the ton would make sense, however from a practical standpoint it is a lot easier to count the number of "rolls" in the field or shed, etc. It is my impression that most of the time here folks are talking about big round bales, usually 5 ft wide x 6 ft in diameter. There is a range in weight of these but I actually weigh some of each years that I buy from my very good supplier. This is a man who takes pride in his hay and makes very dense bales. My 5 x 6 bales weigh between 1500 and 1650 lb depending on which type of hay it is. He charges more for the hay with a lot of alfalfa than by weight. One of the main ingredients of quality hay is timeliness. This has not been discussed very much here in this thread. Hay needs to be cut at the right stage of growth, thoroughly dried and baled hopefully without getting rained on in the process. The way our weather in Wisconsin (wet, unpredictable but frequent rains all summer) has been the past few years it has been extremely difficult for even full time guys with a full line of big modern equipment to get their hay cut and dry and baled between rains. For part timers like me it would be near impossible to time hay baling regardless of what equipment I had when even the full timers with equipment are pulling their hair out... Jim [/QUOTE]
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