December Hay

SETX · Dec 5, 2019

I laid down 30 acres of jiggs last night. I'll be laying down 140 acres of Bahia today. Last cutting of the year!

Tx Jim · Dec 5, 2019

There's been several fields cut close to me lately. I think hay prices will increase before the 1st cutting of hay next yr.

SETX · Dec 5, 2019

A lot of people here who were sitting pretty with lots of hay early on lost it all during Imelda.

I call this last cutting dumb money. The horse people around here have it their head that the 3rd or 4th cutting is
worth paying more for!

Tx Jim · Dec 5, 2019

Horse owners never cease to amaze me with the idea's they come up with.

I owned/rode horses from '58-'96. I liquidated my horses when I got disabled. I had an older mare that would impact(get constipated) if I fed her Bermuda hay. Vet told me to feed her Johnson grass & she died of old age eating JG hay. Current horse hay buyers tell me JG hay can give horse diabetes & Prussic acid poisoning. Granted JG can get PA poisoning but PA will dissipate from baled hay in about 30 days.

How much are you pricing this Dec hay for???

DeltaRed · Dec 5, 2019

We have snow.

Tx Jim · Dec 5, 2019

If the weather guesser's are correct you might get more snow. I hate it when it snows where I live!!

J.Wondergem · Dec 5, 2019

Pardon me for being naive, but is jiggs some type of grass hay?

SETX · Dec 5, 2019

Jiggs is a Bermuda variety. Holds protein well.

SETX · Dec 5, 2019

Horse people will inspect a field before cutting due to Johnson grass concerns. I spray mine so no issues.

This cutting jiggs 4 x 5 rolls $60. Bahia 4 x 5 $40.

Prior to this it was $50 and $35.

All is sprayed and fertilized.

J.Wondergem · Dec 5, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:04:47 12/05/19) Jiggs is a Bermuda variety. Holds protein well.

Thanks.

john in la · Dec 5, 2019

We are about done with hay for this year. While most will supplement hay to make the grass go farther our cows are about to be turned out into the rye grass.

Tx Jim · Dec 5, 2019

(quoted from post at 09:08:57 12/05/19) Horse people will inspect a field before cutting due to Johnson grass concerns. I spray mine so no issues.

This cutting jiggs 4 x 5 rolls $60. Bahia 4 x 5 $40.

Prior to this it was $50 and $35.

All is sprayed and fertilized.

Was the Jiggs green or had it had frost on it?

CenTex Farmall · Dec 5, 2019

Our rye is up but not doing much due to being a little dry.

SETX · Dec 5, 2019

Green. We've had a little windshield frost but no ground frost.

JamesJTX · Dec 5, 2019

I sure wish you were closer to me I would come get some for that price, hay around here in Central Texas is 75 to 100 a roll.

David G · Dec 5, 2019

Mid October is pretty much it for us up here, if it has not frosted, not enough sun to dry.

Bill VA · Dec 5, 2019

Very nice!

We were hoping for a Thanksgiving hay cutting, but the grass never materialized and the weather wasn?t good either, so we?re done.

There is a severe shortage of hay here, especially quality small square bales. I?ve got about 150 left, hopefully to be sold this weekend. People are contacting my from 80 miles away telling me I?m the only one between me and them with hay. Prices for square bales are north of $7 ea and heading past $10 per bale. It will be interesting to see the price in February.

Good luck,
Bill

showcrop · Dec 5, 2019

Like everyone else around here I get $1.00 more per bale for 2nd cut.

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