picassomcp
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I baled some hay today that was cut on wednesday. Got 4" of rain early Friday morning before I got a chance to rake it. Let it sit all day Sat. On Sunday we raked it all and baled the high ground. The lower ground is very saturatesd, the tires shine as you drive through it. No ruts though. Anyhow the hay on the low ground is dry except for the bottom little bit of the windrow. Was dry this morning before we raked it, it has just soaked up ground moisture. We got more rain coming tonight, so not really knowing what to do, I baled it. Bales are quite heavy, these bales I set aside, far aside. I brought a few home, scattered out in the steer shed, they are quite hot inside. Now I'm concerned that it was just too wet. Anyplace the hay was run over, you can just see the ground moisture come up through it. wasn't much of that, but some. Anyhow, what I'm getting to is, are these babies gonna burn?? is it normal for hay to heat a bit after baling? These are 4x5 rounds baled at 1500 lbs of pressure. Mostly grass