SEAT TIME - Raked Last Cut of Season

[Ed S. (IL)]

Just got in from raking my last cutting of hay this year (third cut) with the 8N and Ferguson 3-pt. rake. If you remember earlier posts from this season, I had reseeded the field in the spring, and have really battled bad weed infestations all year. I had the field sprayed to kill off the monocots (foxtail, mostly) after the second cut, but there's still some out there - I think the 5" of rain we got in the past 3-4 weeks germinated some dormant seed.

At any rate, there was a good amount of alfalfa in the mix this time, so it should have much better feed value than the second cutting, so it's going in the barn for our animals.

I sold one rack of the poor second cut already (cow feed to be ground up with gluten), and will try to sell the rest before the end of the year - as scarce as hay is around here this year, I should still get a buck or two a bale for it.

At any rate, it was a nice evening, and I enjoyed a beautiful sunset as I was finishing up.



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[JCinKY]

Sounds like you got a pretty good cut.

Only got two down here. Second cut was a weed field with a little clover mixed in just enough to keep us in the seat.

2 dry months, with a solid 3 weeks of rain...
 

[GB in MT.]

Hey....send us some of those clowds!!! Preferably, with some RAIN in them. Still NO rain here, so we are on our third Mo. with no moisture, and the water bill is growing, since ya left here!!!
Hope all is well there.!!!
The pic. went into yer file.!!!

Keep smilin'!~!!

Gary & Leslie