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Foligno

06-15-2006 05:12:08




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Next year will be the first year I attempt haying on my own (with some help from an seasoned pro). I am going to be planting Timothy mainly, with maybe a bit of mixed as well. What is the normal yield/acre (normal square bales) for the first cut? I understand that second cuts where I am are something that happen but should not be counted on.




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John in Md.

06-15-2006 18:19:21




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 Re: Hay question in reply to Foligno, 06-15-2006 05:12:08  
I just finished round baling 14 acres of timothy that is getting run out by orchard grass. Averaged 8 1/2 bales per acre. My bales are 750 -800 # each, figure 50# for small squares that's 15 or 16 per bale times 8.5/ac. That's 127-136/ac. So instead of making 119 round bales I would have made around 1820 small squares. Around here we don't expect much of a second cutting on clean timothy. If I'm lucky it will make 30 round bales of fluffy hay that has to be net wrapped or else it falls apart when you move bales.
First cutting will bring about $18/bale, 2nd will bring $40/bale.

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Steve from Arkansas

06-15-2006 06:42:53




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 Re: Hay question in reply to Foligno, 06-15-2006 05:12:08  
A few years ago I cut hay off off newly planted fescue and clover. This was good river bottom ground. Cut it 5 times. Made 3500 sq. bales. This was on about 15 acres. That was a very good year and yeild. This is NE Arkansas



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John T

06-15-2006 06:16:11




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 Re: Hay question in reply to Foligno, 06-15-2006 05:12:08  
Im NOT any forage expert but around here for the first cutting when the hay is tall with lots of stems headed out it takes good hay (height and thickness) to yield 100 small square bales per acre. If less thick or tall you may get like 60 or so. I would use Timothy as the tall stemmy hay but maybe mix it with clover under it??? If you get the first cutting off around Memorial day to mid June and get any kind of rain at all you ought to get a decent second cutting maybe 50 to 60 bales/acre depending on rainfall and fertilize. The second cutting is more of the tender short fine bladed less stems grass which stock seem to eat well and wastle little if feeders are used. That first cutting is more of the tall less tender stems.

I like Orchard grass or Timothy etc mixed with clover versus Fescue hay.

John T NOT any hay expert so take this fer what its worth NUTTIN

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