Hay in again

I end up with 3000 or so bales in my barn this year, but not much of that is 2007 cutting. I still think I might have a pretty good value there come winter - normally I don't sell any hay, but a few less cattle & the mild winters I've been letting them graze cornstalks. Bought some land this winter that has 5 acres of hay meadow on it, and suddenly the barn is full.....

--->Paul

You need to load a big truck and bring that hay to Tennessee. 50 lb. bales of mixed grass are selling for $8.00 per bale. Alfalfa is going for $9.00 and more.

This drought in the mid-South has really hurt farming.

Tom in TN

Please send me an email with a name of a town near where you are located. I have a 16 ft. trailer and 3/4 ton pick up. I think I can haul about 75 bales safely. I'd be interested in buying some hay if you are interested in selling.

Thanks,

Tom Hagerty
Columbia, TN

Mark Hulvey

Based on old's estimate of costs, it's probably 1000 miles from Syracuse to Nashville. At $1.35 per mile, round trip would be about $2,700.00. If a driver would accept $800.00 for the run, that would equal about $3,500.00 for the round trip.

I think that a typical hay bale would occupy about 10 cu. ft. of space (1.5 X 1.5 X 4 ft.). So, how much space do you suppose is in the back of a van? Could a van hold 800 bales?

If so, the cost of delivery would end up being $4.38 per bale. The cost to buy the hay in NY would probably be around $3.00 per bale, so that doesn't leave much room for profit for the guy who is buying and hauling the hay even if he could sell it in Tennessee for $8.00 per bale.

Dang. I sure need hay.

Tom in TN