Posted by rrlund on June 25, 2021 at 05:16:13 from (69.36.63.121):
I never baled hay so early in the morning as I did yesterday, but then, I never had to. I was baling by 8:30. It was supposed to be good until today, sunny and 74 Wednesday, sunny and 88 yesterday so I cut 40 acres Monday and Tuesday. I raked 16 acres Wednesday morning then went to finish moving some bales off another field. Around 1 o'clock, we got about a two minute shower. The sun came out like the 20 minutes that you feel better after you throw up, then it clouded back up the rest of the day.
The wind blew all night and there wasn't any dew. I checked it about 7am and it was fairly dry, but the stems were still a little tough. I checked the radar and there was rain in the U.P. and northern Wisconsin moving this way. I didn't dare wait too long, so I headed out at 8:30. I had a few heavy bales on the headlands where the hay had been packed down from driving on it and was still green when I raked it, but for the most part, it was dry enough. I rolled up 82 4x5s.
I was done at 11:20. I checked the 24 acre field across the road from it. I think it would have been OK after an hour in that wind if I could have raked it. I went home and got more twine figuring I'd have Kim come up and get me, I'd leave the baler there, come back and get the other tractor and rake and rake for an hour. I thought I'd bale then and if it wasn't raining, I'd rake some more and do it again. I checked the radar and the rain was just too close to go back and try. The rain set in a little after 1 and kept up until after 7. There's rain in the forecast every day for the next week. I don't know whether to feel bad about all that hay getting rained on or good that I baled as much as I did and that the drought is finally starting to break. I guess I'd better be thankful for the rain and the improved pastures and the chance for a good second cutting. trouble is, the first cutting has to come off first and I still have 20 acres that I haven't even cut.
It's like my great aunt used to say. She worked in an elevator in Ohio for a long time. She said two farmers would come in, one would want rain for the beans and the other one didn't want any because he had hay down. LOL
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