I have had the rare time when I could dry hay down in 36 hours but it is usually 3 days here in NH. I mow into a three foot wide swath, usually in the late afternoon or evening. We have to mow narrow because the ground is pretty much always moist and if we drive on it before it has dried any it will press down into the ground causing wet bunches. I ted out after four hours of drying so the bare ground has dried out some. I ted again after another four hours, then again or rake depending on how it has dried to that point. It needs at least two hours more drying after raking. Sometimes it will be nice and dry and I'll be baling, and start a new wagon and find I'm getting heavy bales, because moisture is coming up out of the ground. I find June the best before July brings the hazy hot humid weather. I have found that the positive way for me to tell if the grass is dry is to take a blade from down under, and put it over my index finger then drag the thumbnail of the other hand over it. If it turns a little darker it still has moisture that is squeezing out. If it stays pale green it is dry. The stems are dry too because of the crimping.
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