First day may hay
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Topic: First day may hay
Posted By: captaindana
Subject: First day may hay
Date Posted: 26 May 2024 at 4:49am
2024. 1200 bales Three years ago we vowed not to do May hay around here because its so lush and hard to dry. Now days it seems the norm.👨✈️ ------------- Blue Skies and Tail Winds Dana |
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Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 26 May 2024 at 5:44am
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It looks like pretty nice stuff! We are pretty far north right on the Canadian border (about 90 minutes from Montreal or Ottawa). I remember Dad always shooting for June 10 to be started haying. Summer is definitely starting earlier and first frost in now expected in October, rather than early September, like it was several years ago.
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Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 26 May 2024 at 5:53am
| There is no better hay than young made first cutting grass hay. Too bad to waste it on a horse! Lol |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 26 May 2024 at 6:31am
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Heck I'm trying to figure out WHEN the 2 farmers near me PLANTED their corn, as it's now UP 2-3 inches ! That seems early to me. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 26 May 2024 at 9:13pm
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It was a late start for us as we normally start at the beginning of May, sometimes late April if we have a really warm spring. We did bale 1 field a few weeks ago but didn’t risk knocking more down because of the forecast. As it turned out we could have made both orchard grass fields. We have a little longer hay season in Va if the weather works out. We have had several years of a 4th cutting when the rain and sunshine cooperate. Good looking hay Dana. Do you run 1 or 2 square balers? ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |