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<blockquote data-quote="johndeerefarmer" data-source="post: 1155661" data-attributes="member: 2084"><p>I will have one 17A field baled and buy the rest. If that turns out to be a hassle I will run cows on it. Matter of fact I had a pond built on it last fall for that very reason.</p><p>As far as drought goes, I have a hay barn that holds 250 round bales. I try to keep it at least half full for emergencies- I don't feed out of it unless it's a cold spring like this year. My non-emergency hay stays in several hay pens sitting on 6" of railroad ballast. Net wrapped coastal weathers very well.</p><p>The Noble Foundation and others will tell you that it's not cost effective to bale your own hay unless you have several hundred head of cattle. We got into it because we were able to control the quality. Having said that, even if I can only buy fair quality hay and need to buy protein to supplement, I can buy lots of protein for the price of a new baler or cutter.</p><p>Also I free up a month of time during the summer that otherwise would be spent in the hay fields. Sure I still have to go buy and haul hay home but will still save the time of getting the equipment ready, cutting, tedding, raking and baling.</p><p></p><p>With the prices that I expect for cattle I see them profitable for several more years to come, so I am expanding</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johndeerefarmer, post: 1155661, member: 2084"] I will have one 17A field baled and buy the rest. If that turns out to be a hassle I will run cows on it. Matter of fact I had a pond built on it last fall for that very reason. As far as drought goes, I have a hay barn that holds 250 round bales. I try to keep it at least half full for emergencies- I don't feed out of it unless it's a cold spring like this year. My non-emergency hay stays in several hay pens sitting on 6" of railroad ballast. Net wrapped coastal weathers very well. The Noble Foundation and others will tell you that it's not cost effective to bale your own hay unless you have several hundred head of cattle. We got into it because we were able to control the quality. Having said that, even if I can only buy fair quality hay and need to buy protein to supplement, I can buy lots of protein for the price of a new baler or cutter. Also I free up a month of time during the summer that otherwise would be spent in the hay fields. Sure I still have to go buy and haul hay home but will still save the time of getting the equipment ready, cutting, tedding, raking and baling. With the prices that I expect for cattle I see them profitable for several more years to come, so I am expanding [/QUOTE]
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