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<blockquote data-quote="iowafarmer" data-source="post: 897577" data-attributes="member: 7792"><p>We bale a couple hundred round bales of corn stalks every year for bedding and feeding. We run a stalk chopper behind a tractor with a V-rake of the same width attached right behind the stalk chopper. Then a tractor and baler runs a little behind that. Works great. It is harder on the baler pickup than bailing hay. It's really hard on the pickup if you just try to bale the stalks with out chopping or raking. It's pretty hard on your rake if you don't run a stalk chopper first. It's just harder on your equipment overall if you don't run a stalk chopper first. The reason we sometimes don't use a stalk chopper is that a rake alone will leave more stalks behind. This is important to us for soil conservation and nutrient removal rates when it comes to applying manure and fertilizer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iowafarmer, post: 897577, member: 7792"] We bale a couple hundred round bales of corn stalks every year for bedding and feeding. We run a stalk chopper behind a tractor with a V-rake of the same width attached right behind the stalk chopper. Then a tractor and baler runs a little behind that. Works great. It is harder on the baler pickup than bailing hay. It's really hard on the pickup if you just try to bale the stalks with out chopping or raking. It's pretty hard on your rake if you don't run a stalk chopper first. It's just harder on your equipment overall if you don't run a stalk chopper first. The reason we sometimes don't use a stalk chopper is that a rake alone will leave more stalks behind. This is important to us for soil conservation and nutrient removal rates when it comes to applying manure and fertilizer. [/QUOTE]
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