Re: 140- Hay

Posted by Punchie ( Teddy ) on December 07, 2004 at 15:13:01 from (66.37.61.184):

In Reply to: 140- Hay posted by Avery on December 07, 2004 at 06:04:35:

Hi Avery

Safty first : is your ground level? If so i would try the
140 , way too small but you may get it to work.

I would try to plant a mix, like 3-6 acres Alfalfa it is
costly to plant. Grass is a little cheaper to plant, 6-10
area of mixed grasses and clover and a couple of acres
of straw early rye etc. and maybe a few other things
Like sweet corn or pumkins etc, need or should rotate
your ground.

I have for years use a woods 5 foot brushhog with the
side open to cut hay and allot of custom brushhogging.

Rake 5 bar for turning and raking to bale. I use a old 4
bar to tedd and rake second cut.

Baler with wagon better be level ground and aim for
100 bale to arce tops for 1st cut. if you over fert. and
end up with 150 bales to acre/ 4 tons you'll have a
harder time to bale it.

Maybe have someone come and bale it for you the first
cut any way.

It will take a few years for you to get it right, maybe
better off to pay someone to bale it. Learn from him or
her. Not as simple as cut today and bale day after
tomorrow.

Try to find a place to sell mulch hay, you may end up
with some, you may find a land scaper that will pay
more than the farmers or horse people will.

Here in western PA I make about 200 acre profit.
AC wd tractors , Bushhog 5 woods, NH 477 started to
use this year, H would run it but not so sure a 140
would. Oliver 5 bar (207) and older new idea 4 bar like
a number 4 , and an AC 444 baler. Baled last years 25
acres got 2950 bales should have been 3300 but was
too wet too hard to get it dry , but if it would have been
dry the hay would have been less So I'm Thankful I got
what I did, mayde up to 3rd, and just part of my 4th.

Price for 35-45 Bales
1st. 1.25 off the field for grass. 1.45 for alfalfa
.50 to deliver to customers that have been
customers for the past few years. New people pay
more have had trouble getting payed etc. I stand
behined my hay 100 % , so charge them extra if they
are too picky I go back and get it and will not deal with
them again. normal is a 1.00 bale more.
2nd grass 1.85 of the field or wagon. 2.25-2.75 to
deliver . Alfalfa 2.00-300 off the field and 3.00 - 4.00
deliver.

As you can see the money is in the 2nd 3rd.. and 4th
cutiings you maybe can get 5 , not sure. I average 30
bale to acre of grass 2nd cut. and alfafla 2nd around
65-70 bales if things are in good shape, but that same
field is 130-150 of first cutting would be hard for you to
make it rows would be too large. You would or may
have trouble raking with that large of rows. So watch
your fertilizer rate. aim for 100 .

Have a Good One !!
Teddy ( Punchie ) llmtvm@hotmail.com

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