Second cut!

[Grassman]

Got second cut on 20 acre, 135 bales compared to 90 of first cut, then 20ish acres of old grass pasture we shut up at the same time and got 83 bales off that Got some seed ordered for that to try make it grow better next year. Total bales from first and second cut (about 40 acres of both) will total about the same as first cut on 40 acres last year Need a long dry back end to leave the cows out after selling calves in October

Heck! That sounds good not bad

 

[7610 super q]

Wouldn't mind a dry Jan / Feb / March/ April either......

 

[Spartacus]

Heck! That sounds good not bad

Well we are 100 bales short on last year's numbers and we also bought in 60 or 70 to top that up. I'm fighting a battle with dad to make more silage than we need so we have a surplus every year rather than eeking the last few bales out to make it last till grass day!

 

[willie waver]

Well we are 100 bales short on last year's numbers and we also bought in 60 or 70 to top that up. I'm fighting a battle with dad to make more silage than we need so we have a surplus every year rather than eeking the last few bales out to make it last till grass day!

get your dad telt, making more than you think you'll need, is always the best policy

 

[had e nuff]

4 weeks later than normal but should have a decent heap of 2nd cut. No prizes for the quality though.

 

[msheep66]

View attachment 711892 4 weeks later than normal but should have a decent heap of 2nd cut. No prizes for the quality though.

Looks reasonable stuff.

 

[DeeGee]

Cruising up the A10 doing just under 90 , speed limit is 81 .... car up me arse with a fudgeing trailer on the back . no need to guess nationality .

Welsh; if the trailer was full of sheep.

 

[RhysT]

Just got home from spending a couple of days in northhamptonshire visiting the Burghley horse trials. A hell of a lot less grass up there than Carmarthenshire
We had about 7.5 bales to the acre total for first cut. Cut second cut today. Looks a storming crop. Hopefull for 9 bales an acre on one field!
Haylage very short in Wales!

 

[digger64]

Got mowing the second cut for haylage.
If there's two bales to the acre I will be surprised. First cut done on 6th June. 140 kg of second cut fertiliser.
And this is one of the good fields. Not worth even mowing some.
This drought has really hit our area.
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How many bales did you get in the end per acre ?

 

[neilo]

With no rain in the next 7 days it will be going back again

And the forecasters know what exactly?
It was raining here all morning, after a damp night. At lunchtime I watched the BBC forecasters telling me that it had been cloudy but there was no rain in it.
Rain very welcome here though, as still have cracks in the ground, and perfect for the 15ac of grass seed I slot seeded in yesterday evening. Unfortunately not quite so good for the 25ac of Spring Barley still standing (thankfully) in the fields, or the neighbours’ straw that has been sitting in damp swathes for a fortnight now.

 

[Clever Dic]

View attachment 711892 4 weeks later than normal but should have a decent heap of 2nd cut. No prizes for the quality though.

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

I am green with envy.
Good luck to you.

 

[had e nuff]

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

I am green with envy.
Good luck to you.

It's only gone and rained on it most of the day. Better tomorrow so may get it gathered up on Wednesday. Its only fillbelly.

 

[Grassman]

How many bales did you get in the end per acre ?

Not baled yet!

 

[simmentalno1]

Just done 40 acre 2nd cut. 1st was cut 6th of June. Didn't go mad with fert just 3200kg over the 40 acre. Got 4.5 bales of silage. We 're in Lancashire on a deep soil farm

 

[Hilly]

Mine is currently getting rained on ..... alot of wet drizzle , rather frustrating as i had my chance on Sunday and thought id risk another day and try to get it into pit dry to save bedding straw.

 

[had e nuff]

Nice day for it. Pit filling up @fredf

 

[Grassman]

How many bales did you get in the end per acre ?

Baled today. 2.5 4ft mini hesston per acre.
I dare not work out the price per bale!

 

[digger64]

Baled today. 2.5 4ft mini hesston per acre.
I dare not work out the price per bale!

Would that be similar yield to 1.5 4x4 rounds ?

 

[Grassman]

Would that be similar yield to 1.5 4x4 rounds ?

Similar I guess

 

[Hilly]

Completed my second cut today in excellent conditions.