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NEW - Round Bales

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
We have started to roll our own hay. The person that did it for us in the past is retiring so I have to do it on my own.

We purchased a new JD Round Baler and you should have seen my first attempts - sad - very sad!

But I finally got the hang of it.

Getting ready to make our first square cut

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Today we went around the border and cut. Looking to see how the grass is doing and the condition of the field.

Could not believe it but the field is still wet. Will have to wait until sometime this week and hope that we do not get a drenching.

But the grass looks really good. We are going to have a lot of Giant Bermuda which gives me a little more protein and great digestibility.

The D-- hogs are tearing up the field, especially around the stock tank on the bo...

Winter Cut in July

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Finally got to get my winter cut. Field was still wet after all the rain we had. The grass was so thick I could not go over 2.5 mph.

After we got it cut and rolled, we put down out herbicide and fertilizer - this was about 4 month behind schedule.

Field just dried out and now more rain

Sunday, April 17, 2016
The fields have just dried out and were ready for our first cutting.

HOWEVER, we are now getting more rain and on top of that we are expected to have major flooding - AGAIN!!

They are forecasting up to 8 inches over the next 3 days. I just want a little rain - maybe 2 or so inches over the next 3 days.

I have cut around the fields and they are ready to go. Last year on our first cutting we have a record number of rolls. This year I am pretty sure we are going to break that ...

Hogs are tearing up the fields

Saturday, February 6, 2016
With the fields not drying out, the hogs are having a field day. They are ripping it up. I try to repair the field but it is still wet and clogs up my discs then I have to clean them up.
I have to repair the fields from the 4 floods - maybe 5 I forget. The last one was the disaster because the ground was so saturated that the rain just hit the ground and started to flood. I stood about a quarter mile away and could hear the roar of the water. There had to be at least 6 feet because I could no...

First load of hay 2016

Sunday, January 3, 2016
First load of hay ready to go to Denton. No one knows what this year is going to bring but so far we have not had a winter.

Waiting out the rain

Sunday, December 27, 2015
While they are waiting out the most current rain and flood, they are chowing down on hay. This winter they are going through it faster than normal. It is like they know something is coming. They are loading up on fleece.

Our first Hay Blog Entry

Friday, October 9, 2015
This will be our first hay blog entry.

This has been another dry year and good hay in Texas is hard to come by. I have talked with ranchers that normally have rolled hay but this year they either did not cut because of bad grass or did not have the volume.

Keep up with this blog and we will keep you informed of our hay status.

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