Posted by paul on March 07, 2010 at 08:52:27 from (66.44.132.155):
In Reply to: Re: Alfalfa?? posted by paul on March 07, 2010 at 08:38:03:
Oh yea, 2nd cutting is typically the 'best' hay, as 1st cutting is weedy or stemmy; 3rd & 4tth cutting tend to be thin.
Now, you are asking him to do most of the work, so kinda rough if you demand the best portion of the crop too. You may wish to be flexable on which cutting you get?
The diffivulty you will have is chopping for the silo, he can cut the hay one day, and chop it for the silo the following day.
For silo, you cut & windrow the hay right away. For baling it, you like the windrow real wide so it dries out better, then rake it to gather it & dry the bottom.
For hay, you will need a 3 or even 4 day window to let it dry.
He's not going to re=set his cutter for just one acre to adjust the width of the windrow.
He's not going to worry about rain-free week for your hay, when he has 20 acres of silage to gather.
So you might have some little issue there with weather window.
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