Re: Re: Re: Hay Making for Idiots or How Stupid is

Posted by Hugh MacKay on May 15, 2004 at 15:05:40 from (209.226.106.57):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Hay Making for Idiots or How Stupid is Thi posted by Kirk Grau on May 15, 2004 at 12:07:16:

Kirk: I have never been to PA, however I understand it has the potential to be one of the higher tons per acre hayland in the US. Good rainfall and good climate for several cuttings per year. Most ventures like you are thinking about will make money if you watch the capital costs of getting in to it.

I fed my hay for the most part to a herd of holsteins. I did have a few horse hay customers. They would pick up off the ground with their pickups what they could store and start the winter with. By late winter they were back needing more to finish the season. It was a great little sideline.

You should make it clear to your landlord that you need a commitment of several years. It will take that long for good production. As I said before, land that has been in pasture, is not going to magically turn into good hay. It will be worth cutting, and if you reseed 15 to 25 percent each year you will have a good rotation started.

I to share some concern that you will be able to find suitable equipment in time for this year. Try for the mower and rake first, probably quite easy to find a custom baler. Then you never know you could get lucky on all the equipment. Good luck and keep us posted on how your doing.

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