RunninB
Member
I have a question for you guys.
I have a 21 ac Kleingrass field that I am trying to decide if I should bale it this year (assuming we get some rain) or graze it and buy hay.
Three years ago we had it baled because that is what has always been done with it. I took the property over after it had been leased out by my parents. The guy didn't fertilize it that year and we baled about 50 bales off of it. It was a little thin at the time so the last two years we let it grow and grazed it periodically. It has come back nicely and I was thinking of baling it again. The property is located 22 miles north of Fredericksburg Tx for those who know the area. I run about 20 Angus on about 200 ac that is about half Klein and half native. With the rains we have had they haven't put a dent in most of it. After putting the pencil to it with the prices from a local guy to bale it and fertilizer, it would cost me about $40-$45 per bale estimating about 60 bales total. Question is do you think it would be smarter to bale it (which typically happens in late June) or buy hay again and use it for grazing.
I am in the begining phases of a Grass Fed operation so I love to have that extra grazing but I am torn.
What do you guys think
I have a 21 ac Kleingrass field that I am trying to decide if I should bale it this year (assuming we get some rain) or graze it and buy hay.
Three years ago we had it baled because that is what has always been done with it. I took the property over after it had been leased out by my parents. The guy didn't fertilize it that year and we baled about 50 bales off of it. It was a little thin at the time so the last two years we let it grow and grazed it periodically. It has come back nicely and I was thinking of baling it again. The property is located 22 miles north of Fredericksburg Tx for those who know the area. I run about 20 Angus on about 200 ac that is about half Klein and half native. With the rains we have had they haven't put a dent in most of it. After putting the pencil to it with the prices from a local guy to bale it and fertilizer, it would cost me about $40-$45 per bale estimating about 60 bales total. Question is do you think it would be smarter to bale it (which typically happens in late June) or buy hay again and use it for grazing.
I am in the begining phases of a Grass Fed operation so I love to have that extra grazing but I am torn.
What do you guys think