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<blockquote data-quote="Nowland Farms" data-source="post: 380521" data-attributes="member: 2797"><p>I was able to get some hay cut this week in Alabama. I worked out a deal earlier this year with a local farmer a couple of miles down the road to "custom bale" my hay. For $12 per 4'x5' roll he was cut, tedder, rake and bale. I have loaded his bales last year (neighbor used him) and his bales are tight and average 1000 lbs each. </p><p></p><p>Every week for the last 3 or 4 weeks the farmer would stop by to look at the hay to see if it was ready. On Monday we decided it was ready. He started cutting on Tuesday around 11am. We had perfect weather, the highs were in the upper 80s in the daytime with a breeze and the nights were in the mid 60s. He teddered the hay on Wednesday. Thursday morning we decided the hay was dry and he started to rake and bale around noon. </p><p></p><p>This field was 13.5 acres and we got 68 4'x5' bales each weighing around 1000lbs. That's 5 bales to the acres and we have had less than 1" of rain in the last 7 or 8 weeks. Not bad considering not enough rain. The farmer actually tried to buy the hay saying it was the best he had seen this year. </p><p></p><p>Here are some pictures - </p><p></p><p></p><p>Grass before cutting</p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2337_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Custom Baler cutting hay with his JD4430</p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2339_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Raking Hay with older JD</p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2349_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Raking and Baleing</p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2347_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Me hauling the hay to the barn as soon as it came out of the baler</p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2343_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Added - Hay stored in the barn. Hay was in the barn within an hour of exiting the baler. </p><p><img src="http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2351_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Despite having almost no rain, I am please with the amount and quality of hay I got of the Fescue field this week. I turned the cows in on the field and they are having a good time cleaning up the edges.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My cost to produce each bale is :</p><p>$17.16 = fertilizer</p><p><u>$12.00 = Custom Baleing</u></p><p>$29.16 per bale. </p><p></p><p>This cost does not include land, barn, or any of the misc cost associated with hay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nowland Farms, post: 380521, member: 2797"] I was able to get some hay cut this week in Alabama. I worked out a deal earlier this year with a local farmer a couple of miles down the road to "custom bale" my hay. For $12 per 4'x5' roll he was cut, tedder, rake and bale. I have loaded his bales last year (neighbor used him) and his bales are tight and average 1000 lbs each. Every week for the last 3 or 4 weeks the farmer would stop by to look at the hay to see if it was ready. On Monday we decided it was ready. He started cutting on Tuesday around 11am. We had perfect weather, the highs were in the upper 80s in the daytime with a breeze and the nights were in the mid 60s. He teddered the hay on Wednesday. Thursday morning we decided the hay was dry and he started to rake and bale around noon. This field was 13.5 acres and we got 68 4'x5' bales each weighing around 1000lbs. That's 5 bales to the acres and we have had less than 1" of rain in the last 7 or 8 weeks. Not bad considering not enough rain. The farmer actually tried to buy the hay saying it was the best he had seen this year. Here are some pictures - Grass before cutting [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2337_large.jpg[/img] Custom Baler cutting hay with his JD4430 [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2339_large.jpg[/img] Raking Hay with older JD [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2349_large.jpg[/img] Raking and Baleing [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2347_large.jpg[/img] Me hauling the hay to the barn as soon as it came out of the baler [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2343_large.jpg[/img] Added - Hay stored in the barn. Hay was in the barn within an hour of exiting the baler. [img]http://nowland.mypicgallery.com/rods-misc/img-2351_large.jpg[/img] Despite having almost no rain, I am please with the amount and quality of hay I got of the Fescue field this week. I turned the cows in on the field and they are having a good time cleaning up the edges. My cost to produce each bale is : $17.16 = fertilizer [u]$12.00 = Custom Baleing[/u] $29.16 per bale. This cost does not include land, barn, or any of the misc cost associated with hay [/QUOTE]
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