jason, NW Ontario
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His field hasn't seen fertilizer or seed in probably 25 years - it's amazing it doesn't have more weeds. The only stuff he's got growing is very thin June grass and redtop - makes my haybine look like it needs new teeth and guards. He said he likes the look of a clean field. My equipment was across the road doing hay at my grandparents' place. If I had to haul my equipment back to custom bale it later in the summer, I told him the rate would increase 50% (22 miles away), so he said do it now.
8 acres yielded about 40 squares, I baled in 6th gear there was so little.
He owns his own nursery greenhouse and landscape company. I'm charging him 5.25 hours. He'll complain that there isn't enough hay. Nutrition-wise, it's as good as it'll get, but he hasn't been too satisfied these last 3 years (his yield was higher in past years because weather didn't allow me to cut until later in the summer, but more fiber than feed value).
Sorry this is so long but needed to vent.
Jay
8 acres yielded about 40 squares, I baled in 6th gear there was so little.
He owns his own nursery greenhouse and landscape company. I'm charging him 5.25 hours. He'll complain that there isn't enough hay. Nutrition-wise, it's as good as it'll get, but he hasn't been too satisfied these last 3 years (his yield was higher in past years because weather didn't allow me to cut until later in the summer, but more fiber than feed value).
Sorry this is so long but needed to vent.
Jay
