Posted by Texasmark1 on June 30, 2017 at 05:09:47 from (99.197.190.172):
In Reply to: Rained on hay posted by showcrop on June 29, 2017 at 18:28:25:
I agree with a short rain and the tedder saving a crop. We have a lot of "squalls" here in the summer: Short duration, isolated heavy down pours for just a few minutes then clears right back up. Nice thing is the clay is usually cracked and the water goes right into the soil. The sun comes out and you let it bake (steam) for awhile and tedd it and when the hay is ready again hit it.
I really like the new Intellicast weather reports whereby they list the relative humidity over the course of the day along with other things like temps, wind vel., sun/clouds and all. If you get a shower and the RH is low, that hay will turn right around for you. I can tell you, in the afternoon when the RH starts coming back up, rolling Sorghum-Sudan cross product notices it as does the PTO load on the tractor. I like to bale in the 2PM to 4 PM window when I'm fighting moisture (as conditions permit). Short duration but quality product....a trade off.
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