[AT] Cattle farmers

[Cecil Bearden]

I am lucky in that I have a 16ft swather and don't have to rake. With 
the 16ft header, I don't have to chase the hay!!  I have not raked hay 
in 5 years...
Cecil

On 8/30/2021 10:28 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Would be interesting to do a forage test.  I’m not sure if you’re 
> familiar with these but it’s real simple and real cheap through your 
> agricultural extension service(if it’s like NC).  They’ll give you a 
> tool that goes on a drill and you use it to pull out a core sample of 
> the bale.  You do that for maybe 10 or 20 different bales that are 
> representative of the cutting. Put them all into a clean bucket, mix 
> them up and stuff a Ziploc bag full and send it off.  Easy peasy. 
>  Cost is $10 in NC.
>
> Do it again next year when you’re able to cut at a more normal time 
> and then compare the two.  You will know the exact difference.  As 
> others have mentioned my guess is you will see some differences in the 
> various fiber measurements but probably not a lot of difference in 
> anything else.  One positive thing might be that your ”ash content” 
>  *should* be lower since the field will be thicker and the rake will 
> not be able to bring up as much dirt and broken down organic material 
> and put it into the windrow.
>
>
> https://forsyth.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/07/forage-and-feed-testing-form-now-online/
>
> A good article on interpreting the results:
>
> https://wayne.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/InterpretingForageAnalysisReportsforBeefCows1.pdf?fwd=no
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 29, 2021, at 11:52 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all, I have a question. I have a guy that bales my field, for his
>> cattle. I just give it to him, because it saves me the trouble of brush
>> hogging it, and it doesn't go to waste. It's  been so wet in SE
>> Michigan, he hasn't been able to get on it it yet, He's only baled 40 of
>> the 200 acres he normally bales. At this point of the year, is the hay
>> even any good?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike M
>>
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