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Re: What is hay selling for in your area?.
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Posted by Jonfarmer on June 01, 2006 at 12:19:41 from (165.121.144.124):
In Reply to: Re: What is hay selling for in your area?. posted by Dave H (MI) on June 01, 2006 at 12:08:49:
No, I have done some hay, and realise that tackling 150 acres at a time would be 100% totally impossible and I know that I would have to cut it in much smaller segments, like you say 10-15 acres at a time. I have played around just enough to figgure I'd get probably around 40 bales to the acre and end up with probably around 18,000 bales off that 150 acres. Serious barn space, this guy has, in fact, he has two barns and both will be empty. He made square bales, round bales, and silage. I am fairly new to the haying game when it comes to selling hay, I have not made much hay to sell, but I do know how to make it.
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