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Steve450

02-04-2003 10:35:45




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What is the "prefered" horse hay in and around the north-east, specificly Pa. We were planning on putting in a timothy/orchard grass mix. Would this take well by discing,limeing seeding and fertilizing an older grass hay field? We are planning on lime in the spring and I've been told that it will take at least six months to start working. What about discing in the lime in the spring followed by fert.and a heavy seeding of buckwheat, then discing again in the fall and seeding the hay? Or should I just bite the bullet and plan on plowing? Sorry if I'm being a pain in the a#$.

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TP from Central PA

02-04-2003 11:38:53




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 Re: More hay questions in reply to Steve450, 02-04-2003 10:35:45  
Steve, I hope you have a market for your Horse hay. We have acouple of horse farmers in my immediate neighbor hood and none want hay, they pay to haul it in..... I have been asking around if anyone would need horse hay and haven't found any takers. We just planted a field with a timothy/grass mix, but I don't remember what the other grass was. We planted this for horse people but also planted 7 acres or so with a 50/50 alfalfa/timothy mix with is much easier to sell for us. I believe you live in Linden, right? Call Eck's agway in Jersey Shore and ask them about it..... We got some good info from them. They also sell lime at a good price for being trucked in a put on by them.

I rather raise Alfalfa and Timothy mix, but you have to give people what they want.

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Steve450

02-04-2003 12:33:57




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 Re: Re: More hay questions in reply to TP from Central PA, 02-04-2003 11:38:53  
T.P., We have a line on selling some horse hay, but we also want to plant something we can easily sell. You say that timothy/alfalfa sells better around here? Do you square bale or round bale? I am interested in finding out what sells the best in square bales. We just figured that horse hay would sell the best in squares. This is just a part time thing for us so making alot of money isn't really the issue. We would however like to make a few bucks to help pay for our tractor habit. Just don't want to have a barn full of hay that nobody can use.

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TP from Central PA

02-04-2003 18:00:53




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 Re: Re: Re: More hay questions in reply to Steve450, 02-04-2003 12:33:57  
We have the best luck selling wrapped round haylage bales that we bale when our Alfalfa gets rained on. The Amish love them. But we also can unload our small squares easily also since we get nice quality first cutting squares that most people want for shows.

I would small square bale an Alfalfa/Timothy mix since it would be the easiest to unload. Since you are like me, round balers are out of the question. We borrow my neighbors round baler and wrapper to get the hay out of the field when it gets rained on. One thing about the mix..... It takes time to dry it down around here.

If you can unload horse hay, go for it! It drys fast and is easy to put up.

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Duane(Pa)

02-04-2003 10:56:25




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 Re: More hay questions in reply to Steve450, 02-04-2003 10:35:45  
Timothy and orchard grass will not mature at the same time, so it may not be wise to mix. If you cut when the OG is prime, it will likely kill off the timothy. If you mow when the timothy is prime the OG will be over the hill and tough. Horse people want timothy.



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