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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1472958" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We don't test and the only hay we sell pretty much is small squares of orchard grass. Have regular customers every year for that. If someone is interested, they come look at it, take a bale home to see if the animals like it and go from there. Someone wants to test it, fine. But we give no guarantees. The rolls we sell are usually to fellow beef farmers and they are not too picky. If they are buying hay, they need it and it beats snowballs. We do round bale some of our orchard grass first cutting all according to how hay making is going, maturity, weather etc. But 2nd and 3rd cutting is square baled unless we are pushing a window to get it up or get it wet. We do fertilize all our orchard grass according to soil tests, and use alot of poultry litter for added organic matter going back into the soil. We also fertilize the fields that we have improved and ones we know we will have for awhile...leases with at least 3-5 years. We have had one place for nearly 20 years and have done a 2 year renovation and will be putting it back into orchard grass this year after sorghum/sudan, wheat, barley, and I forget, what else he has used in the rotation. 2 years of other cropping to get out the weeds, and will work up the ground and then drill the orchard grass. </p><p>We also buy some round bales when someone calls and says hey, I have 30 rolls and need to get it moved and if it is halfway decent we usually get it for less than what it costs to make it. Always have some extra and we like to have a good amount of extra to fall back on. Feeding out some 3 yr old hay now that is starting to fall apart and they are eating it like candy. Any waste is putting organic matter back into the soil so I don't consider it a waste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1472958, member: 25884"] We don't test and the only hay we sell pretty much is small squares of orchard grass. Have regular customers every year for that. If someone is interested, they come look at it, take a bale home to see if the animals like it and go from there. Someone wants to test it, fine. But we give no guarantees. The rolls we sell are usually to fellow beef farmers and they are not too picky. If they are buying hay, they need it and it beats snowballs. We do round bale some of our orchard grass first cutting all according to how hay making is going, maturity, weather etc. But 2nd and 3rd cutting is square baled unless we are pushing a window to get it up or get it wet. We do fertilize all our orchard grass according to soil tests, and use alot of poultry litter for added organic matter going back into the soil. We also fertilize the fields that we have improved and ones we know we will have for awhile...leases with at least 3-5 years. We have had one place for nearly 20 years and have done a 2 year renovation and will be putting it back into orchard grass this year after sorghum/sudan, wheat, barley, and I forget, what else he has used in the rotation. 2 years of other cropping to get out the weeds, and will work up the ground and then drill the orchard grass. We also buy some round bales when someone calls and says hey, I have 30 rolls and need to get it moved and if it is halfway decent we usually get it for less than what it costs to make it. Always have some extra and we like to have a good amount of extra to fall back on. Feeding out some 3 yr old hay now that is starting to fall apart and they are eating it like candy. Any waste is putting organic matter back into the soil so I don't consider it a waste. [/QUOTE]
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