Jabes0623
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Long story short; I have a 22 acre field that I intended to hire out for baling this summer. Guy ditches me last minute. I don't have a round baler & I didn't have anymore room to store squares at the time so I just let the field stand intending to brushog it when I got around to it.
Well I've still never got around to it & I'm having a new barn built starting next week so I'll have room for the squares. So I'm wondering if I should just go ahead & cut & bale the field?
I know the hay won't be of very high quality, but due to a very dry Aug/Sept I've been forced to start feeding hay already & it's entirely possible I could need the hay before all is said & done. Now obviously I could buy hay but that's a fairly expensive endevour & I'd prefer to avoid it.
The stand is mixed native cool season grasses with a little clover & obviously after growing all year some weeds. Though I'd probably go through & hand cut the worst of the weeds before mowing.
So is it worth baling? Thanks in advance.
Well I've still never got around to it & I'm having a new barn built starting next week so I'll have room for the squares. So I'm wondering if I should just go ahead & cut & bale the field?
I know the hay won't be of very high quality, but due to a very dry Aug/Sept I've been forced to start feeding hay already & it's entirely possible I could need the hay before all is said & done. Now obviously I could buy hay but that's a fairly expensive endevour & I'd prefer to avoid it.
The stand is mixed native cool season grasses with a little clover & obviously after growing all year some weeds. Though I'd probably go through & hand cut the worst of the weeds before mowing.
So is it worth baling? Thanks in advance.