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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 319456" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>There is certainly fertilizer value in hay that is import to your farm. I figured the book value for 1,000 pounds of Orchard grass. That 1,000 pounds has 14.7 pounds of actual N, 2 pounds of P and 21.6 pounds of K. Using the old fertilizer values I had it works out to a gross value of $10.25. Alfalfa worked out to $12.66 for the same amount of hay. These are again book values so real test values will be different. But one of the points to consider when deciding if you should bale your own hay or buy it from elsewhere is that by buying you are importing nutrients on to your farm which decreases your need to purchase fertilizer.</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 319456, member: 498"] There is certainly fertilizer value in hay that is import to your farm. I figured the book value for 1,000 pounds of Orchard grass. That 1,000 pounds has 14.7 pounds of actual N, 2 pounds of P and 21.6 pounds of K. Using the old fertilizer values I had it works out to a gross value of $10.25. Alfalfa worked out to $12.66 for the same amount of hay. These are again book values so real test values will be different. But one of the points to consider when deciding if you should bale your own hay or buy it from elsewhere is that by buying you are importing nutrients on to your farm which decreases your need to purchase fertilizer. Dave [/QUOTE]
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