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A 4 x 5.5' roll of good fertilized UGA tested Bermuda grass hay is $75. We have some first cutting with a little trash at $40 a roll and some decent mixed hay at $60. Our first cutting wasn't very good but the second is going to be really good. Thankfully we've had over 3" of rain in the last couple of weeks.
Life is good live it while you can.
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Haven't had time to look, here. Luckily had a good enough year, last year, that we kept the cows on pasture all winter. So little snow, we only had to feed hay once, although we went through a lot of cake! Early showers got us an early start this year, but fizzled out. We'll see how the monsoons go. As far as the yearlings, we fed extra hay - couldn't get them up on the mountain until a week ago (instead of ~5/15 - 20) The hay we bought for cows is still mostly under the barns, though.
We'll be starting to look for hay, soon - for next year's yearlings, and possibly cows. Few years we don't have to take the cows to the hay - we're glad when they come!
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Campfire Kahuna
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We bled in soybean straw when the calves get older.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I need to find a ride for my small squares from Minot ND to Oklahoma. I have a guy that buys them from me and resells them somewhere down there. I need to cut out the middle man. Our market up here seems pretty saturated, we get 5-7 dollars a bale for grass and alfalfa grass mix. And it don’t fly off the shelf at that price.
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If you boys are sitting’ down, I’ll tell ya….
This past winter hay l was…
wait for it…
$960/T.
Not a typo.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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Campfire 'Bwana
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You must really love those horses!
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Campfire Kahuna
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I rode a cow once, her idea, not mine.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Kahuna
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I rode a cow once, her idea, not mine.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Kahuna
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You must really love those horses! Don't ask. He can canoe a horse's head from 700 paces!
I am MAGA.
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Decent grass hay is $80 for a 1250lb +- bale here.
It's turned off hot and dry. Again. Made a good first cutting, but nothing is growing now. I’ll take all ya got, Barry!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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You must really love those horses! Yessir. Life in the north ain’t for pussies. I calculated this last winter we spent 2.8X for hay over ‘21-‘22.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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Campfire 'Bwana
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We also spent way more feeding the cows the last couple years.
And at least you can eat the cow.
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1st cut of fescue/orchardgrass, 35 dollars per 4'x5' round bale. I paid $1,700 for three ton of orchard grass. Pricey this year. BMT
Last edited by BMT; 06/20/23.
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Don't expect cheap hay from iowa this year can't even feed the gophers
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Have not had any cut hay yet here. They won't quote a price. Last years 3x3x8, 800 pound were going for $190. Some of these guys are advertising them as 3 x3 's, but they are 33" x 7 ft long and won't go over 700 pounds. Small squares are running $15-$16 per bale and they are only 55 pound bales at that..
When it does dry out there will be more hay than they can sell,but they won't drop the price
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Curious. Is there a nutritional difference between cuts on alfalfa. Also how many cuttings do you get in you area, Tikkanut? Normally...3 cuts This summer Have fresh alfalfa seed planted So it will be mid August (guessing) for 1st cut Maybe squeeze 2nd cut of late September Watering the hell outta it with our free unrestricted water usage Dam quits spilling....canal company keeps track of your water usage after that Not metered.......they count sprinkler heads.... 40 heads running 6 GPM at 24 hrs x 10 days You do the math............ Is it 3,456,000 gallons or about 3+ inches on 40 acres? I was haphazardly doing the arithmetic on a paper towel. A million gallons of water doesn't go far on dry ground.
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When we flood irrigate it's about 4500gpm.
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Just curious ? Neighbor just sold these two string 1st cut bales @ $6/pop Lightly rained on after bailed...approx 600 bales Second cut will be available if interested about how much does each of those bakes weigh? I cannot tell the size from the picture. BMT
"The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II
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Some parts of MT have grass like no one has ever seen. Some of the hi country grass is up to my arm pits. Crazy good year, better if it stays dry for a week or ten days to get the first cutting in.
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Cool clouds(right now)!
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