You are getting good financial advice about putting up the hay. But there are other considerations. You bought a farmstead to do some ag stuff, right? 10 years ago I bought my little farm not knowing what I would do. The first year I hired out the hay (grass) cutting. The second year I had a tractor and I planted quality alfalfa. The third year I mowed, raked and baled it. The fourth year I had customers and a crew and really made hay :) Now I am working 210 acres and having a ball. Find a Ford , an 841 or 851 series or a 3000 Find an IH 100 or 1100 9 foot sickle mower An IH 16 bar hay rake A new Holland 273 or 275 small square baler Some kind of trailer or hayrack You can get all of that for about $4500. You will have a ball working your little farm. There's nothing in the world like the smell of fresh mowed alfalfa. Only thing better is a barn/shed freshly loaded with bales. Expect to actually make hay on 30 acres. Perhaps 2 tons per acre. That's 60T for the season. At 100 bucks a ton that's $6000 gross hay value. If you plant better stuff, fertilize, you can get up to 4T in that area. I say, scale back the wedding, plan a 10 year ann/honeymoon trip and get into your bib overalls.
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