[AT] Dead list and Baling Bermuda Hay

[Cecil Bearden]

Wish we could do some work with the tractors.  Here in Oklahoma we just 
had the entire years total rainfall on July the 13.  8 inches of it fell 
so far this week.  I cut
some bermuda and some prairie hay last Sunday afternoon.  Baled the 
prairie the next day.  However the guy I was baling for is selling this 
stuff for premium horse hay and he doesn't want to bale it until it is 
bone dry.  It was 18% moisture and when I twisted a wad of it, there was 
no sap running out, but his requirement was for the hay to break when it 
is twisted.  Sorta like broomstraws.  He says that if it hs any moisture 
in the Bermuda it will mildew.  We now have 25 acres of bermuda hay on 
the ground that has had 8 inches of rain on it and the new growth is 
pushing up through it.  He bought a tedder to use, but that is only for 
windrowed hay. 

Somebody give me some advice, like I said I baled my prairie, when I 
pulled out of the field it started raining.  I have baled hay for over 
40 years and this is the first time I ever found anyone needing hay this 
dry.  I only go along with this because I get to use hos tractor and 
baler to bale my hay with and the baler and tractor are only 2 years old..

Cecil in Okla


pga2 at hot1.net wrote:
> I love it when a plan comes together!
> Also glad someone is having some good luck for a change.
>
> Phil
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> ----- Original Message -----
> >From    : RonMyers at wildblue.net
> Sent    : Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:43:30 -0600 (MDT)
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> Subject : [AT] Dead list
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>> Well all the people ran off and left me to talk to myself so here goes.
>>     
> Yesterday I moved the last of the hay into the barn some 400 bales and
> then I took a look at the Old Cockshutt the oil pressure gage line had
> broken and was spilling oil all over the place and the power steering pump
> was leaking.
> first went to town got a kit for the line put it on and no more leak. Then
> took the power steering pump off and took it apart cleaned the thing out
> and looked at the big square "O"ring it looked good so put it all back
> together and now its not leaking.
> Nice to have everything ro right for once.
>
> Ron
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