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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 248960" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>Well said. Cutting when you have 3-4 days to get it up and stored is the most important thing. A wise man once told me,"hay is the best quality it will ever be at the moment it is cut-- it's all downhill from there. How far downhill from there depends on how you do your job and how quickly you can get it dried and in the bale." This is very true. It is FAR more important to get the hay cut and baled properly and timely than what time of day it is cut. HOWEVER, the original question was if hay is better if cut at a certain time of day and the answer is 'yes' and there are reasons why. I wouldn't call that BS. It certainly isn't the most important factor in cutting hay by a longshot but it IS a factor, and if everything else is going well, why not take advantage of it to make your hay a bit better? Haymaking, as all agriculture and most of life for that matter is making decisions about tradeoffs based on the situation you happen to be in at the time and place. OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 248960, member: 2847"] Well said. Cutting when you have 3-4 days to get it up and stored is the most important thing. A wise man once told me,"hay is the best quality it will ever be at the moment it is cut-- it's all downhill from there. How far downhill from there depends on how you do your job and how quickly you can get it dried and in the bale." This is very true. It is FAR more important to get the hay cut and baled properly and timely than what time of day it is cut. HOWEVER, the original question was if hay is better if cut at a certain time of day and the answer is 'yes' and there are reasons why. I wouldn't call that BS. It certainly isn't the most important factor in cutting hay by a longshot but it IS a factor, and if everything else is going well, why not take advantage of it to make your hay a bit better? Haymaking, as all agriculture and most of life for that matter is making decisions about tradeoffs based on the situation you happen to be in at the time and place. OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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