Pretty much anything cut, dried and baled is referred to as hay. This is more correctly alfalfa-grass hay. It’s about 75% alfalfa and 25% orchard grass. The grass lets it dry faster and it yields more tonage than straight alfalfa. Dairy folks might want straight alfalfa for the high protein, this is going to beef cows/calves.
You could have grass hay, oat hay, alfalfa hay, wheat hay, brome hay or mixed hay.
That’s a home made rack for carrying rocks I find in the field. Many times we pick up rocks as a separate operation but I like to have someplace to throw a few on that I run across. Some are pretty big so I don’t have to lift them very high.
A few photos of the hay crop. The hay this year was excellent both quantity and quality. This alfalfa/grass field yielded a little over 5 tons/acre. Since I no longer have cattle I sell the hay to a local fellow, he does the baling and hauling. I cut and rake.
Location: Village Hotel Bury, Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BQ
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