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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1685633" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>1st cutting for us always put in rows, at the fields or somewhere, tight end to end. Only will tarp the better 2nd cutting hay. I would put it out as the 1/3 rd you leave out... unstack and put into rows. Then get the 2nd cutting that won't fit inside into a stack later on. But that is me. We do not have inside storage for anything but the square bales and we make alot of the better orchard grass as sq bales for sale and the lesser quality fields as rolls for 2nd cutting as it is still a finer hay. </p><p>We have made 1st cutting as late as mid July because of not being able to get on fields due to rain. Lots of "2nd " growth coming up in it.... Beats snowballs in the winter. Feed the "worst hay" to the dry cows that don't need a high quality hay... we will roll it out too so they can pick the best of it and lay on the worst... adds back to the soil so not a complete loss either when we are trying to improve some of the pastures. </p><p>We don't tarp much hay anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1685633, member: 25884"] 1st cutting for us always put in rows, at the fields or somewhere, tight end to end. Only will tarp the better 2nd cutting hay. I would put it out as the 1/3 rd you leave out... unstack and put into rows. Then get the 2nd cutting that won't fit inside into a stack later on. But that is me. We do not have inside storage for anything but the square bales and we make alot of the better orchard grass as sq bales for sale and the lesser quality fields as rolls for 2nd cutting as it is still a finer hay. We have made 1st cutting as late as mid July because of not being able to get on fields due to rain. Lots of "2nd " growth coming up in it.... Beats snowballs in the winter. Feed the "worst hay" to the dry cows that don't need a high quality hay... we will roll it out too so they can pick the best of it and lay on the worst... adds back to the soil so not a complete loss either when we are trying to improve some of the pastures. We don't tarp much hay anyway. [/QUOTE]
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