Re: when to cut hay...

Posted by Tom in TN on March 27, 2005 at 08:02:45 from (205.188.117.7):

In Reply to: when to cut hay... posted by Tim Shultz on March 27, 2005 at 07:36:54:

Tim,

I read in a farm magazine a few years ago that the sugar content of grass is higher in the afternoon than it is in the morning. They were sort of recommending cutting hay in the afternoon. However, in practice, everyone I know cuts when they can. We have short dry periods here in Middle Tennessee in the spring, so most of the guys around here try to cut in the morning to take advantage of that day's drying time. It normally takes two or three full days of drying at 80 degrees heat, then we rake and bale. It is sometimes tricky to find four dry days in a row. I have been trying to find a hay tedder that I can afford to buy to try to help shorten the drying time, but so far, my money hasn't matched the available tedders.

So, the short of it is, I think you should cut when you can.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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