Posted by Loren MN on September 01, 2010 at 07:51:24 from (64.65.174.118):
In Reply to: Cutting oats for hay posted by ryanwheelock on September 01, 2010 at 07:04:22:
I'd cut it with the sickle mower so the swath lays out as wide as possible, to dry better. Cut it high so it stays up on the stubble to get air under it. It's difficult to get oat hay to dry completely, so I'd try to feed it out to the cows as soon as possible. If it's only an acre or less you'll only get about half a wagon load of bales anyway. If the grain heads are mature enough to where you are concerned about losing them, then they will be a magnet for the local rodents too. How are you planning on combining them next year? We cut them with a 12' swather, let it dry until the weeds are dried up so they won't plug the combine, and combine with a pickup head.
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