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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 26, 2020 10:51:24 GMT -6
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 26, 2020 21:21:07 GMT -6
That's a serious plot when it can be round baled!
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 27, 2020 8:04:52 GMT -6
That's a serious plot when it can be round baled! It’s just a 2 acre clover/alfalfa field. Local farmers hays it. No charge.  |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 27, 2020 8:06:26 GMT -6
He bales up our farm site too. I think he got 15 bales total.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 27, 2020 8:31:14 GMT -6
You just have them hay it, and then rock on with what comes back, or do you try any overseeding into it as well?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 27, 2020 9:00:53 GMT -6
You just have them hay it, and then rock on with what comes back, or do you try any overseeding into it as well? They usually hay it in late July/early August and if we get rain (which we did) it comes back real nice for the early season archery season.
We will do some overseeding on occasion.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 27, 2020 11:04:18 GMT -6
You have quite a bit of clover coming back already, that looks nice. Do you sell the bales or does he keep them?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 28, 2020 10:24:35 GMT -6
You have quite a bit of clover coming back already, that looks nice. Do you sell the bales or does he keep them? I just give him the bales, he has a few cattle and uses them himself. It is such a small area, not worth exchanging any money. He keeps the old farm site nice and short. |
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Post by Foggy on Jul 29, 2020 20:49:36 GMT -6
He bales up our farm site too. I think he got 15 bales total. 15 bales at $30 / bale = $450. (or more). Fair deal? Edit: Price for hay can vary so much. Could be $15 or could be $100.....depending on year and circumstances. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 30, 2020 8:47:16 GMT -6
He bales up our farm site too. I think he got 15 bales total. 15 bales at $30 / bale = $450. (or more). Fair deal? Edit: Price for hay can vary so much. Could be $15 or could be $100.....depending on year and circumstances. I would say it is worth $25-30 maybe per bale. If he gets that next year, I might ask him to put in another plot for me, at no charge, more alfalfa. Maybe a little better deal for him, than I, but keeps it nice. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 30, 2020 8:47:48 GMT -6
Alfalfa bales are much higher in value, and in demand.
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Post by kabic on Jul 30, 2020 10:19:49 GMT -6
Alfalfa bales are much higher in value, and in demand. If he is baling and removing nutrients, is he also fertilizing it? If so sounds win win. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 30, 2020 10:26:47 GMT -6
Alfalfa bales are much higher in value, and in demand. If he is baling and removing nutrients, is he also fertilizing it? If so sounds win win. Yes he is, he works for a fertilizer company. So he puts in on thick. Just on the plot area, he takes the basic grass hay and I don't expect fertilizer there... which is not important to me anyway. |
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