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McFarmer

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Mixed Farmer
when you say hay , i assume you mean alfalfa , not grass ?

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.

Have a good day.
 

McFarmer

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Mixed Farmer
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.








 

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