Fair Price?

[Anonymous-0]

I am planning to put up some small squares this year and am wondering what to charge for custom cutting and baling? Also the neighbor has a NH bale wagon said he would charge .50 cents a bale to pick them up is that a good rate. I wouldnt have him do it but i have other haying and cattle work to get done thought it might be worth it. I sell most of small squares to a hobby farm couple that way his wife can handle the bales, May have an opportunity to sell to some horse folks though,big $$$=Big headache? Any advice is appreciated. thanks btw im in ND if that helps

 

[Anonymous-0]

If you have good reliable equip. then you can charge $40/hr. maybe more with fuel being what it is. Your right, horse farmers pay big bucks for green bales. They can be all weeds but if they are green they want them. They will come with a $80,000 duelly pickup and a $20,000 horse trailer and want you to drop everything and load their trailer right now. If the bales are not green enough they won't say anything untill they get home then they will call you and tell you to come get them.

 

[Anonymous-0]

thanks for the reply. One mistake though in my area they drive a 20,000 dollar pickup and pull a 80,000 horse trailer ;>)

 

[Anonymous-0]

Horse people never have any money... after they buy $20k dually trucks and $80K trailers.