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Need Help/Advise... novice but shopping for haying equipment
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<blockquote data-quote="TwoByrdsMG" data-source="post: 1604676" data-attributes="member: 37975"><p>snoopdog... I was not aware I was bit@in... ;-) </p><p></p><p>After all costs.. irrigation (yes we have to pay for the right to use the irrigation canals), baling, taxes, power for the irrigation pumps, tractor fuel and fertilizer (not including wear and tear on equipment or our time) we make $2.95-3 per bale when we sell the bales at $8 per bale.</p><p></p><p>I do keep pretty close track of our hours and the associated costs which is why we are asking for advise while shopping for haying equipment. </p><p></p><p>Also, grazing the fields and then purchasing hay would be foolish. There is a shortage of hay in our area which is driving the costs for purchased hay up ($8-12 per bale for comparable hay with small bales- our feeding area is designed for small bales). </p><p></p><p>A lot of the hay fields in this area have been converted to hemp fields (different subject altogether) which was the reason we were given for the rise in our baling costs-- he has fewer fields to cut and the same equipment payments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwoByrdsMG, post: 1604676, member: 37975"] snoopdog... I was not aware I was bit@in... ;-) After all costs.. irrigation (yes we have to pay for the right to use the irrigation canals), baling, taxes, power for the irrigation pumps, tractor fuel and fertilizer (not including wear and tear on equipment or our time) we make $2.95-3 per bale when we sell the bales at $8 per bale. I do keep pretty close track of our hours and the associated costs which is why we are asking for advise while shopping for haying equipment. Also, grazing the fields and then purchasing hay would be foolish. There is a shortage of hay in our area which is driving the costs for purchased hay up ($8-12 per bale for comparable hay with small bales- our feeding area is designed for small bales). A lot of the hay fields in this area have been converted to hemp fields (different subject altogether) which was the reason we were given for the rise in our baling costs-- he has fewer fields to cut and the same equipment payments. [/QUOTE]
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