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Hayguy

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"when you wake on a february morn, better have half your taters and half your corn"



hope everyone's feed supply's are holding up. the relatively mild winter has helped. but still a strain on drought stricken area's


what are some of you doing "different" this year to get through and how's it working so far?
 
My stackyard is a lot smaller than i wish it was. I should be fine but always worry anyway. An old guy once told me that hay in the yard come spring is like insurance.... always good if its needed. :wink: Hopefully it warms up and greens up in april and my cows can earn thier own living.
 
A little north of you, has been anything but mild Hayguy. We have had lots of snow since Nov 1st, went through our own hay by Christmas because there was no way to graze stockpiled native, which would normally take us well into January, or all winter on a mild one.

We've been hiring local guys with 4wd tractors who hire out plowing lease roads for oil companies to come plow trails for us to get loads of hay out to the cows. Neighbours were doing it with their JD 7810 until they snapped the drawbar pin on their Degelman blade. Now they're hiring the same guy I did. Just too much snow to do much unless you have big iron. It's been one of those winters.

Very grateful that hay is plentiful in our country this year. Getting it delivered in the field for 4 cents/lb.
 
PureCountry said:
A little north of you, has been anything but mild Hayguy. We have had lots of snow since Nov 1st, went through our own hay by Christmas because there was no way to graze stockpiled native, which would normally take us well into January, or all winter on a mild one.

We've been hiring local guys with 4wd tractors who hire out plowing lease roads for oil companies to come plow trails for us to get loads of hay out to the cows. Neighbours were doing it with their JD 7810 until they snapped the drawbar pin on their Degelman blade. Now they're hiring the same guy I did. Just too much snow to do much unless you have big iron. It's been one of those winters.

Very grateful that hay is plentiful in our country this year. Getting it delivered in the field for 4 cents/lb.
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What is the fertilizer value on a ton of hay?
 
PATB said:
PureCountry said:
A little north of you, has been anything but mild Hayguy. We have had lots of snow since Nov 1st, went through our own hay by Christmas because there was no way to graze stockpiled native, which would normally take us well into January, or all winter on a mild one.

We've been hiring local guys with 4wd tractors who hire out plowing lease roads for oil companies to come plow trails for us to get loads of hay out to the cows. Neighbours were doing it with their JD 7810 until they snapped the drawbar pin on their Degelman blade. Now they're hiring the same guy I did. Just too much snow to do much unless you have big iron. It's been one of those winters.

Very grateful that hay is plentiful in our country this year. Getting it delivered in the field for 4 cents/lb.
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What is the fertilizer value on a ton of hay?
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It has been at least 10 years ago that one of Pure Country's neighbors (Hi Gain) told me that cows were putting back .07 worth of N per day. Don't know how the rest figures in.

Hayguy, is 70% OK?
 
gcreekrch said:
PATB said:
PureCountry said:
A little north of you, has been anything but mild Hayguy. We have had lots of snow since Nov 1st, went through our own hay by Christmas because there was no way to graze stockpiled native, which would normally take us well into January, or all winter on a mild one.

We've been hiring local guys with 4wd tractors who hire out plowing lease roads for oil companies to come plow trails for us to get loads of hay out to the cows. Neighbours were doing it with their JD 7810 until they snapped the drawbar pin on their Degelman blade. Now they're hiring the same guy I did. Just too much snow to do much unless you have big iron. It's been one of those winters.

Very grateful that hay is plentiful in our country this year. Getting it delivered in the field for 4 cents/lb.
Click to expand...

What is the fertilizer value on a ton of hay?
Click to expand...

It has been at least 10 years ago that one of Pure Country's neighbors (Hi Gain) told me that cows were putting back .07 worth of N per day. Don't know how the rest figures in.

Hayguy, is 70% OK?
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I have heard speakers say that you get more than $80 worth of fertilizer value out of a ton of hay. :D
 
Gcreek if you still have 70% of your hay i'd say you need more cow's, oh wait you don't stop feeding until july :wink: i'm sure that some years you bale one week and start feeding the next :lol:
 
PATB said:
gcreekrch said:
PATB said:
What is the fertilizer value on a ton of hay?
Click to expand...

It has been at least 10 years ago that one of Pure Country's neighbors (Hi Gain) told me that cows were putting back .07 worth of N per day. Don't know how the rest figures in.

Hayguy, is 70% OK?
Click to expand...

I have heard speakers say that you get more than $80 worth of fertilizer value out of a ton of hay. :D
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$60/ton of N, P, and K on cool season grass mixes in the area on average.
 
katrina said:
Hangin on by the skin of our teeth.....Better rain or it won't matter....
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That pretty well sums it up :? . We sold more bred cows this week, and bought more hay for insurance since we found some motivated hay sellers. The goal is to maintain some sort of a core herd. Other than a handful of 8 & 9 year olds, what's left in the herd is young. Close to half are 2 and 3 year olds with the balance mostly 4 & 5 year olds. We'll likely sell whatever hasn't calved by late March/ early April if things don't drastically turn around. It sucks, but we should have a better herd in the long run if we can hang on...
 
Around here we feel that there is at least $60 worth of nutrients and minerals in every ton of hay so we buy all of ours and graze it to make better pasture on the dryer ground. We are very fortunate here with lots of hay around and it is very reasonable to buy this year so we kept our heifer calves and will value them in spring with option of selling into stocker market, grassing them or making cows out of them. Getting lots of snow so should be lots of grass ahead. Not often that it is this favorable for so many options.
 

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