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WILLY p

12-08-2005 06:10:41




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What do you do with all that many square bales? I am sure that it is alfalfa,ya'll like the small better than the large squares?




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WyoDave

12-08-2005 06:18:31




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 Re: WyoDave? in reply to WILLY p, 12-08-2005 06:10:41  
Some is alfalfa, some straight grass, and some alfalfa/grass mix. We're pretty much the only operation left in the area that still uses small bales. Everyone else switched gears and went to large bales for convenience which we had planned on doing, but since everyone else quite we find our demand just keeps going up. We sell all the good quality hay in semi-load (20 ton) lots to various places and than feed the poorer hay to our 200 head cow/calf operation. The feeding is kind of a pain and we'd rather have large round bales for that, but the premium we get for selling the small bales makes up for it. Sometimes people buy just one load other people will buy 1000 tons. Our hay has ended up in every region of the United States and several countries.
David

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BobMo

12-08-2005 14:13:52




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 Re: WyoDave? in reply to WyoDave, 12-08-2005 06:18:31  
Dave, I have to agree with you on the square bales. Here in this area people can't handle large square bales and 80% of mine goes to horse people. Some dairy farmers buy small squares for calves and other sick or wounded cattle. Sheep & goats take the rest.
500 bales is a good sale for me but I'll sell to them if they want 3-4 bales and some people do.
My hay is Brome & Alfalfa and I have a field of Orchard grass & Alfalfa. Usually about 10,000 + or - bales annually. The only hay that I keep for my use is any that may get rained on as I don't sell it if its been wet. The amount of hay I have at the end of haying season will determine the number of back grounders I buy. My biggest bottle neck was cutting but I cured that with a NH 1495. The new baler isn't a must but will speed things up as I like to get it in the barn the same day its baled. I know you don't have that problem.
Thanks for your help. Bob

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