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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1510784" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>It is near impossible to get dry hay in June in NY (not impossible - especially if you have all the time in the world and have your own equipment - I only own a spear (two) on my tractor.</p><p>These weigh about 1325# - 1400#. I have NO indoor storage. I always have hay left from one year to the next. Feed it up first, but there is very little difference from yr old vs 2-yr old hay other than the 1st bale taken out of the row.</p><p>People that have the ability to wrap, even wrap their dry bales so that they keep better. I do not have my dry bales wrapped and they really keep super well with the net wrap on them. Top & sides may have "ugly" looking hay about 3/8" deep - which cattle readily eat - not wasted. Bottom depends on how long they are kept. Dry hay I am feeding now from last fall has maybe 4-6" just on bottom. I experimented and put some dry bales in a row on top of two lines of old fence posts. Bottoms were like stored indoors.</p><p>Last yr my expense paid to crew was $13.05/bale (July). Year before was $15.88/bale (June). Labor & equipment. We provided 1 of the 3 people required for job. Some of the cost per bale pencils out depending on yield per acre (mowing & raking). Put up 80 acres from 6-9 to 6-15. Shut down 1 day for baler bearing. Cleaned up everything & shut down for 1 day of expected rain day. So, basically 5 1/2 days of work. :banana:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1510784, member: 968"] It is near impossible to get dry hay in June in NY (not impossible - especially if you have all the time in the world and have your own equipment - I only own a spear (two) on my tractor. These weigh about 1325# - 1400#. I have NO indoor storage. I always have hay left from one year to the next. Feed it up first, but there is very little difference from yr old vs 2-yr old hay other than the 1st bale taken out of the row. People that have the ability to wrap, even wrap their dry bales so that they keep better. I do not have my dry bales wrapped and they really keep super well with the net wrap on them. Top & sides may have "ugly" looking hay about 3/8" deep - which cattle readily eat - not wasted. Bottom depends on how long they are kept. Dry hay I am feeding now from last fall has maybe 4-6" just on bottom. I experimented and put some dry bales in a row on top of two lines of old fence posts. Bottoms were like stored indoors. Last yr my expense paid to crew was $13.05/bale (July). Year before was $15.88/bale (June). Labor & equipment. We provided 1 of the 3 people required for job. Some of the cost per bale pencils out depending on yield per acre (mowing & raking). Put up 80 acres from 6-9 to 6-15. Shut down 1 day for baler bearing. Cleaned up everything & shut down for 1 day of expected rain day. So, basically 5 1/2 days of work. :banana: [/QUOTE]
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