We are fortunate to have that humid air through much of the summer. We cut with a 12 ft machine that uses steel corrugated timed rolls that crushes the stem every 1.5 inches. Windrow is narrowed to about 3 ft. 1-2 hours later we ted the windrow. This allows time for the surface moisture to dissapate and the stubble to dry enough to support the hay on top. We can rake and bale in 24 - 48 hours.
The key to quality is the use of a tedder. Alfalfa is still a living organism until it is down to about 65% moisture. By placing it into a tight windrow mimics a night time respiration where the plant is not burning calories out of the plant. Upon fluffing and spreading that windrow out on dry stubble that plant will bring that plant tissue down to the key 65% level quickly thus saving on lost energy from the plant respiration. No machine has ever saved me as much crop as the tedder.
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