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<blockquote data-quote="504RP" data-source="post: 1751732" data-attributes="member: 40335"><p>Probably spelling this wrong but I think they called that machine a Dy</p><p></p><p>You have to keep in mind cattle farmers back 60 years ago put up small square bales. The first round balers didn't come out until about 45 years ago.</p><p></p><p>You could use a 8 or 9N ford tractor to square bale hay with. Didn't need much hp to run a square baler or sickle mower. On average farms most cattlemen didn't run as many cattle as they do this day and time. There was a lot more work to feeding a truck load of square bales verses setting out a few round bales like today's times.</p><p></p><p>45 years ago cattle farmers could hire people 15 cents a bale to haul hay off the hay field and stack in their barn for them. That is if they had a barn. A lot of cattle farmers had old house's that they took the windows and doors out of to store hay in. I know this for a fact because I hauled several thousand bales at 15 cents a bale for them. And even at that there would be 3 of us that the 15 cents per bale would be split between after we took out 5 cents per bale and give to the owner of the truck we would haul hay with for the use of his truck and to pay for the gas. So actually we only had 10 cents per bale to split between the 3 of us.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Wasn't maybe 6 or 7 years ago you could buy a 1 lb rib eye steak for $ 6. Today a 1 lb rib eye cost close to $ 18.</p><p></p><p>60 years ago I bet a 1 lb rib eye cost around $ 2. </p><p></p><p>So in todays times if you are going to make your living in cattle. Your going to have to raise more cattle, bale more hay, own more land, more equipment and so on than they did 60 years ago. And you need more hp to do take care of cattle farming.</p><p></p><p>Unless your just going to raise a few head to sale for freezer beef and your own use. Not meaning to come across as sarcastic or anything like that. Just the way I see why more hp is needed now than was needed 60 years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="504RP, post: 1751732, member: 40335"] Probably spelling this wrong but I think they called that machine a Dy You have to keep in mind cattle farmers back 60 years ago put up small square bales. The first round balers didn’t come out until about 45 years ago. You could use a 8 or 9N ford tractor to square bale hay with. Didn’t need much hp to run a square baler or sickle mower. On average farms most cattlemen didn’t run as many cattle as they do this day and time. There was a lot more work to feeding a truck load of square bales verses setting out a few round bales like today’s times. 45 years ago cattle farmers could hire people 15 cents a bale to haul hay off the hay field and stack in their barn for them. That is if they had a barn. A lot of cattle farmers had old house’s that they took the windows and doors out of to store hay in. I know this for a fact because I hauled several thousand bales at 15 cents a bale for them. And even at that there would be 3 of us that the 15 cents per bale would be split between after we took out 5 cents per bale and give to the owner of the truck we would haul hay with for the use of his truck and to pay for the gas. So actually we only had 10 cents per bale to split between the 3 of us. Wasn’t maybe 6 or 7 years ago you could buy a 1 lb rib eye steak for $ 6. Today a 1 lb rib eye cost close to $ 18. 60 years ago I bet a 1 lb rib eye cost around $ 2. So in todays times if you are going to make your living in cattle. Your going to have to raise more cattle, bale more hay, own more land, more equipment and so on than they did 60 years ago. And you need more hp to do take care of cattle farming. Unless your just going to raise a few head to sale for freezer beef and your own use. Not meaning to come across as sarcastic or anything like that. Just the way I see why more hp is needed now than was needed 60 years ago. [/QUOTE]
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