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My neighbor finished haying yesterday evening

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Soapweed

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Hard working very modest man
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Off and rolling again, with just fifteen to go until he is done haying
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Evening view of some of his hay bales
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Beautiful view of his home valley, from the hills above his house
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Lots of bales
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Nice big hay meadow
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The sub-irrigated hay meadows almost always produce a hay crop, even on the dry years.
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Bird's eye view
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Looking down as he makes his last bale
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The hills are good protection on the north side of his valley.
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Bales over the buildings
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Bountiful bales
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Looking southwest
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Looking southeast
 
some nice green equipment there :-)

is that a 467 or a 567. we have a 467- great machine. My favorite thing to do in the field is running the round baler.
 
Some nice green bales too :!: With those big tires it look's like a new 568. That would be a nice feeling being done the first cut. I still need a few more days here weather permitting :roll: :roll:
 
must be nice to be done with hay here in eastern Iowa we start the 15th of may and don't finish till the 1st of september. nice pictures soapweed the sandhills are still as beautiful as when i worked for you
 
scout said:
must be nice to be done with hay here in eastern Iowa we start the 15th of may and don't finish till the 1st of september. nice pictures soapweed the sandhills are still as beautiful as when i worked for you
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How is bull riding going? Jesse, I presume? :wink: :-)
 
azcowpuncher said:
What are them arrow lookin tin things there next to the field ? they slow the water down or somthin if its getts to really rainin ?
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They are windbreaks to protect cattle from the vicious cold winter winds.

I hate those winds when they come, but would sure like to have a good stiff breeze this afternoon to fill up some water tanks.
 
Turkey Track Bar said:
azcowpuncher said:
What are them arrow lookin tin things there next to the field ? they slow the water down or somthin if its getts to really rainin ?
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I'm not Soapweed, nor do I live in the Sandhills....

But, I'd say those are windbreaks!

Cheers---

TTB :wink:
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Heck your no fun TTB-- If he'd a been some kind of easterner or something I'd a told him they were directions for the Airline pilots when they get lost, or for the geese heading north-- to figure out which way to go-- or some story like that...
Like our stage coach rides to get to the train stations to get to an airport so we can fly to civilization ... :twisted: :lol:
 
I may not be a farmer ha ha but i aint that stupid oldtimer ha ha . i figured they had some kind of importance , i guess you folks dont have many trees for wind breaks huh , its cool to learn new things like that . Here in Arizona we have things on these roads out here that kinda look like that but when we get rain we get lots of rain so they slow the water down so it dont wash out a bunch of stuff ya know or to direct the water away from certain things .
 
retired the bull riding . got tired of traveling down the road chasen rodeos.
had to start paying attention in ag school or get kicked out. seems like forever ago.
 
Pretty nice pics Soap, your neighbour must be glad to be done for another year.
 
Silver said:
Pretty nice pics Soap, your neighbour must be glad to be done for another year.
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Thank you. I believe he is glad to be done. He hays all by himself. He mows it with a swather, rakes with a V-rake, and bales it with the John Deere tractor and baler shown in the pictures. Besides that he also owns and runs a local gas station, makes a lot of bulk fuel deliveries, and builds what in my estimation is the world's best gate lever. He has built several thousand of these in his spare time. He is a very hard-working man, and whatever he does is done right. I am proud that he is my neighbor. :-)
 
Does your neighbor feed cattle also or does he make hay to sell?
How was his crop yield this year? We're running about 30% less than previous years.
Thanks for the photos BTW
 
The next to the last picture looks so interesting to me- the rounded man-made bales and their dark shadows all receding into the distant nature-made flat hills. Your neighbor has created an artful landscape to enjoy. Thank you for posting, Soapweed.
 
Hooks said:
Does your neighbor feed cattle also or does he make hay to sell?
How was his crop yield this year? We're running about 30% less than previous years.
Thanks for the photos BTW
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He came up with about 25-30% more hay this year than last year, but still less than "normal." He sells his hay, but usually has a repeat buyer. :wink:
 
Soapweed said:
Hooks said:
Does your neighbor feed cattle also or does he make hay to sell?
How was his crop yield this year? We're running about 30% less than previous years.
Thanks for the photos BTW
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He came up with about 25-30% more hay this year than last year, but still less than "normal." He sells his hay, but usually has a repeat buyer. :wink:
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Most likely his neighbor :wink:
 

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