2013 Hay Season

[foreman Etexas]

Yeah if would had the rain alittle sooner and some fertilizer out,its green but short.

 

[ddivinia]

Got the drill and GPS setup. I hope to put a dent in it this weekend.

D.

 

[foreman Etexas]

That's a nice drill. I have thought about doing a winter cover but closet drill to rent is 40miles,its a 10ft cost 400 a day. I would hate to run HWY 7 that has no shoulder at 50mph,with the idiots on road.
That GPS would work good with my 21ft boom sprayer.

 

[blueriver]

Nice tractor, drill and you will love the gps ...

 

[foreman Etexas]

I'm headed tomorrow to pick up 2tons of RYE wish I had that drill,just going to broadcast it.

 

[bigbull338]

we cut 40acs again this week.an it made 32 big 5 by 6 bales.an the kicker is the cows was breaking into the meadow an ate prolly 25% of the meadow.going to try to cut another 30acs next week if it dont rain.so for the year weve baled 182 bales with 12 carry over from last year.mightve fed 25 bales so far.

 

[Xfaxman]

Had some 5x5.5 round bales delivered this week, used the V417 to put them in line.


Here was one that measured 6', it weighed 1391 pounds.


Weighed one of the 5.5 footers,


Our horses will be well fed this winter.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Started discing and got a big down pour,on hold for now...

 

[Lou66]

I going to get one more cutting this year.. first of Nov.. I will throw a little clover out in Feb.. Can always use a little more nitrogen in the soil.. Lou

 

[Bigfoot62]

I'm headed tomorrow to pick up 2tons of RYE wish I had that drill,just going to broadcast it.

GOOD GRIEF!! How many acres are you going to plant? Isn't the rate about 50-60#/acre?

 

[foreman Etexas]

GOOD GRIEF!! How many acres are you going to plant? Isn't the rate about 50-60#/acre?

I had 5700ft of old fence dozed off and new built going to do that,its about 60ft wide. Then going to do the 30 acre meadow at the house,the rest going to put out on cattle pastures.

 

[soulasphil]

Haying was late this year because of the lousy spring weather. We had to wait till the dry weather set in at the beginning of july.

 

[Bigfoot62]

I've tried the winter pasture thing before, but never had much success. With the cost of seed and fertilizer, I figured I could buy sweet feed or range cubes and come out as well, if not better.

What I've found that works best for me, is free-choice hay and SuperBlocks.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Yeah bigfoot first time putting out the rye,plan is trying to make a better first cutting next year. The cattle pastures just something they can pick at,still feeding cubes and hay.

 

[foreman Etexas]

,the R.O.W I disced yesterday got over 2inches of rain so just started on the hay meadow

 

[econometrics]

Nice, Foreman! Hope you got it all in before this rain hit the past couple of days out here. That should give the seed a really good bed to get into!

 

[foreman Etexas]

Nice, Foreman! Hope you got it all in before this rain hit the past couple of days out here. That should give the seed a really good bed to get into!

I didn't only got about 30acres done, have to get it done after it stops raining. The stuff already got out is starting to come up already...

 

[foreman Etexas]

So I messed up today... Alright so I opened the gate to get a bale of hay. Hay was just right there,so I leave my door open for some reason. Y'all can see where this is going. Anyways pulled in,paying attention only in front of me,then BOOM!!! I done pushed the door up into the row of bales and it blew everywhere. That's my stupid mistake for the year. On top of that was tilling for my parents and hit a stob,blew the gearbox. Good news door is covered by insurance and gearbox still under warranty.

 

[Tx Jim]

Hey you could do as my neighbor after he broke a door,just take the other door off and run "door less"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[foreman Etexas]

Hey you could do as my neighbor after he broke a door,just take the other door off and run "door less"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On days like this,not bad at all...