groundcover
Veteran Member
My mom lives near you and said it is very dry, good for bailing but not for growing !
Same here in Michigan dry dry dryThere should be a lot of nice first cutting hay around here since it won't be rained on. We've had very little rain since the middle of May and no rain in the 10 day forecast. Not good for anything else though. Unusually dry this early.
I have a neighbor on my immediate south. He is a big cattle rancher. He also cuts and stores his winter hay. About ten years ago he also moved into the custom cutting business. Keeps his EXPENSIVE equipment working.
So....five years ago - after lots of hints, suggestions, near begging - he let me help by operating one of his balers. It was from about 10am ( dew had dried off the cut hay) until it was so damn dark - nobody could see anything.
That one day was all it took. I've NEVER been so overall filthy, itchy and stuffed up. And it was a cabbed tractor.
I didn't know if I should take two aspirin for my headache or something for my plugged sinuses. I was so darn tired - seriously considered sleeping right there in my pickup.
Yes - I have an idea what custom cutting entails. He has no competition here.