[AT] Baling Bermuda Hay

[charlie hill]

I'm only speaking from what I've heard my hay farmer friends say.
Around here the concensus is that if Coastal Bermuda has been rained on 
while cut and laying in the field it is no good for horse hay.
They usually bail it and try to sell it for cow hay or for some other 
non-feed use.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <joehardy at epix.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Baling Bermuda Hay


> Cecil; We don't have bermuda hay here in N.E. PA but I've been in your 
> shoes a time or two with wet hay making weather. back in '72 we had 
> serious flooding here and couldn't make first cutting until mid August! 
> First & 2nd cutting was done at same time. 1st cutting was dead and so 
> intermixed with 2nd growth that I had to cut my fields with a large rotary 
> mower with the side shield off. This allowed the hay to be thrown into a 
> loose windrow alongside the previous mowan round. A farmer up north 
> mounted a spear in the center of his bale plunger which created a hole in 
> the center of each bale. This allowed more air flow and decrease chance of 
> molding or burning the barn down. I always stack my bales cut side up with 
> a little space around each bale. The mow is less stable but helps 
> preventing combustion... Good luck and be patient...Joe Hardisky Ryman 
> Farm; Dallas, PA
>>
>> From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
>> Date: 2007/07/14 Sat AM 08:06:49 EDT
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Dead list and Baling Bermuda Hay
>>
>> 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
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > >From    : RonMyers at wildblue.net
>> > Sent    : Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:43:30 -0600 (MDT)
>> > To      : Antique tractor email discussion group 
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Subject : [AT] Dead list
>> >
>> >
>> >> 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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