First thing is to decide what type of hay you want, if you are in central New York I'm sure you could grow straight Alfalfa or any mix of orchard grass and Alfalfa, timothy, clovers etc. for a permanent hay meadow, after you decide what you want, then get your soil samples and find out what the soil needs in the way of lime and fertilizer. I would plow fallowed ground, spread lime and P & K, disc, culti pack and plant with a drill applying the remainder of the starter fertilizer with the seed. As far as information to read up on preparing hay meadows Cornell University has a web-site with specific information on how to prepare the soil, plant and fertilize just about any crop, grass or legume grown in New York state. http://ipmguidelines.org/fieldcrops/
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