[AT] OT Hay question

[Cecil Bearden]

If I twist a handfull like that and it doesn't run sap, I should have been 
baling 2 hours ago!!!!  I have been baling like that since 1981 and so far 
have not had any problems with animals and mold...  My horses will eat my 
hay in the middle of the summer...  They are too lazy to graze....

Cecil

Cecil in OKla
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From: "toma" <toma at risingnet.net>
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Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Hay question


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> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, Richard Strobel wrote:
>
>> See if I can get in trouble here :-)  Ole Timer suggested to me.  "Take 
>> half
>> a handfull of hay, hold with both hands, crank 3 revolutions, and hay 
>> should
>> now be in two bundles.
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> I like this trick, I will try it.
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> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006, Cecil Bearden wrote:
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>> As you can see I am not one for putting up dry hay.  If I want dry
> straw, I
>> will bale behind the combine!!
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>
> A lot of guys around here are cutting hay with a swather instead of a 
> mower and rake. Then they let it get too dry before they bale it. I bought 
> some of this hay a couple of years ago and the cows got thin on it.
>
> This year is just a test with the 6 acres. We have fixed up some of our 
> old equipment that we had for years and "restored" a IHC 55W baler. If all 
> goes well we will plant enough next year for our winter use. We had a few 
> problems cutting with my sons 5' belly mower on his wide front Farmall B 
> so we are going to get the JD #5 mower set up on the D2. Raking went real 
> well with the old Case 4 bar. We can't wait to see how well the old 55W 
> will work.
>
> Years ago I grew hay and had trouble selling it for a decent price. The 
> last few years I have been spending thousands buying hay ($13 a bale in 
> the winter) money saved is money made and besides what better use to be 
> made of antique equipment. Plus it is something the 4th, 5th, and 6th 
> generation on the family farm can do together.
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