Jeanne - Simme Valley
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We're finished with first cutting. We put it all up as baleage, inline wrapped. 55 acres hayfields, and about 8 acres pasture. Bales were all about 56" x 4' (usually 4 x 4's but computer was messing up with size). Hope I don't have trouble this winter picking them up :shock:
Started cutting on Saturday at 1PM - put up 196 by 9PM that night. Started up again on Wed 10am and put up 200 bales that day. Yesterday, finished up with 194. Total 490. This was the most 1st cutting we ever got. Hay was headed out but not in bloom yet, so highest yield with great quality.
I load the wrapper (use a skidsteer) - man was I dragging butt last night.
We don't own any hay equipment. Hire a neighbor/friend - been doing our hay for maybe 18 years. Just him & a 16 year old boy & ME!! (Hubby also helped - did about 1/3 to 1/2 of the mowing with friends haybine).
Great job DONE!!!
Started cutting on Saturday at 1PM - put up 196 by 9PM that night. Started up again on Wed 10am and put up 200 bales that day. Yesterday, finished up with 194. Total 490. This was the most 1st cutting we ever got. Hay was headed out but not in bloom yet, so highest yield with great quality.
I load the wrapper (use a skidsteer) - man was I dragging butt last night.
We don't own any hay equipment. Hire a neighbor/friend - been doing our hay for maybe 18 years. Just him & a 16 year old boy & ME!! (Hubby also helped - did about 1/3 to 1/2 of the mowing with friends haybine).
Great job DONE!!!