All part of the game with the weather, win some, lose some and sometimes its a little of both. It can be just as you describe here too. Last season was very good weather, '13 was a wash out til July if I recall. This year, so dry the first cut yield is going to be much less, though we are well caught up on rain now, so its 2-3 day windows, maybe more but give or take, usually common. This season would have been ideal to take the first cut off earlier as the weather was just dry until the end of May, rains came back, and it seems like we are back to normal here. Given that and perhaps some fertilizer, lime and whatever the field may need to help it grow as best it can, one could have a very nice 2nd cut, with time for a 3rd if the weather allows it to grow and you can get it in. I've done the previous and on moist fields have had volume equal to or better than first cut, nice lush green grasses. I think there's a lot to be said for making the call on first cut after a certain point to take it off and try for the next cutting, seems to work here most seasons, but it can dry up again too. Its definitely a "racket" dealing with the weather and all the rest. Worst case is if you have livestock dependent on hay only or its the main part of their feed, like horses, where you may have to buy what you need to make up for these kinds of losses, can be costly as I have seen when buying whats needed, vs doing the work to put up your own, even with all the other things involved, equipment and such, at least then you have some control over it.
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