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<blockquote data-quote="Nowland Farms" data-source="post: 213963" data-attributes="member: 2797"><p>Since I only have a small herd of cattle, I can not make the numbers work out to purchase new or used "haying equipment". The last several years I have bartered with the neighbor to use her equipment to bale my own hay. She has a few horses and raises 250-300 round bales of hay per year. I help her with her hay and in return I can use her equipment. It works out very well. Since she is an older single woman I usually help her with the heavy stuff like setting post, gate post, etc</p><p></p><p>As far as the hay, there are several guys around here who custom bale for the $10 - $15 range. This year the neighbor will also hire one of the guys to cut, fluff, rake and bale. The only thing we will have to do is get it out of the field into the barn. Shouldn't be a problem. I have a hay fork on the back of my tractor, new spear (that I made) for the front and the truck an 24 gooseneck trailer. </p><p></p><p>I'm watching the weather, looks like this week should be good to cut hay. The only day is Wednesday and they keep changing the weather forecast in my direction. Friday they were calling for rain on Tuesday & Wednesday, a bit ago I watched the weather and there is no rain for Mon or Tues, chance of scattered showers Wed, no rain for Thu through Sunday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nowland Farms, post: 213963, member: 2797"] Since I only have a small herd of cattle, I can not make the numbers work out to purchase new or used "haying equipment". The last several years I have bartered with the neighbor to use her equipment to bale my own hay. She has a few horses and raises 250-300 round bales of hay per year. I help her with her hay and in return I can use her equipment. It works out very well. Since she is an older single woman I usually help her with the heavy stuff like setting post, gate post, etc As far as the hay, there are several guys around here who custom bale for the $10 - $15 range. This year the neighbor will also hire one of the guys to cut, fluff, rake and bale. The only thing we will have to do is get it out of the field into the barn. Shouldn't be a problem. I have a hay fork on the back of my tractor, new spear (that I made) for the front and the truck an 24 gooseneck trailer. I'm watching the weather, looks like this week should be good to cut hay. The only day is Wednesday and they keep changing the weather forecast in my direction. Friday they were calling for rain on Tuesday & Wednesday, a bit ago I watched the weather and there is no rain for Mon or Tues, chance of scattered showers Wed, no rain for Thu through Sunday. [/QUOTE]
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