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Fair price for standing hay?

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mark

06-30-2003 08:37:26




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Just wondering what a fair price is to ask for standing hay. I have a 17 acre field I planted into timothy and red clover approx 2 years ago.

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Mark




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sjh

07-01-2003 14:58:40




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
From what I have seen free if you are lucky.
I am in Orleans county NY and a guy advertised for a month. 20 acres for $50 or $150 cannot remember. Then 3 weeks for free. We have farmers that cannot get peaple to cut apple trees for free. Hopefuly your area is better than mine.



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Brent

07-01-2003 09:39:34




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
I am doing some baling tommorrow for a fellow who cut and raked his own field, and I am taking 1/3 for doing the baling. Normally when I cut, rake, and bale I take 1/2 (dropped in the field, putting on racks is extra). Sometimes the landowner buys my 1/2 and sometimes I buy theirs depending upon their needs. I would just look at local market price and figure what your 1/2 is worth.



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Smitty in W. Mi

07-01-2003 07:17:44




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
Back in the mid to late 80's, Dad and I ran a custom hay operation. Put up on average 7,000 small square bales a season. Back then we used to pay 10 to 15 cents (depending upon quality) a bale for first cutting and 15 to 20 cets for second cutting. At that time hay was selling for about a buck a bale first cutting in the field.

Adjust for inflation and/or todays market and you might get some idea.

The prices we were paying were pretty much in line with the local market, as there were a couple other operators in the area paying about the same.

Just my two pennies worth...

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kyhayman

06-30-2003 20:09:40




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
Going rate here for timothy or alfalfa and alfalfa mixes is half and half. Harvestor then buys landlords share for set price (or vice versa). Set price is usually $2.50 a bale for small squares, $15.00 for 4x4 rolls. Less improved hays, 2/3 to harvestor. Landlords share is dropped in the field, if he wants his put up in a barn or on a wago it is price plus labor cost.



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dd

06-30-2003 18:42:24




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
out of curiousity where are you located ?



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Mark

06-30-2003 19:41:47




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 Re: Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to dd, 06-30-2003 18:42:24  
Fingerlakes Area of NY state



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markct

06-30-2003 10:18:08




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
i have seen an ad around in the local paper for a few weeks that says "25 acres of hay available at $1 a bale to anyone who can cut it and bale it and take it away" it doesnt sound like a real good deal to me since ya can get hay for around 2 bucks a bale, even less sometimes picked up in the field. and besides around here most everybody just wants there fields cut, they could care less about getting any money for the standing hay, the add has been there for a few weeks so i dont think he has any takers.

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Huckleberry

06-30-2003 09:04:05




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 Re: Fair price for standing hay? in reply to mark, 06-30-2003 08:37:26  
How much is hay selling for in your area? With all the rain prices may be moderate. Take 1/2 the hay and sell it ~ or charge your custom operater whatever that much hay would bring you. That is what I have done in the past here in north Missouri. Machinery is not cheap...but neither is land ~ seems like a fair way of doing things to me. I'm talking big bales.../////little square bales...is better hay and if you can store could net you more dollars ~ also more labor.

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