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JazzDad
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Hay costs and availablity
06/13/08 11:24 AM
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My county is in "severe" drought conditions. We called the folks we bought hay from last year (at $35 a round bale). He said this year it cost him, what with the cost of fuel and fertilizer, $85. They have only made one cutting this year, where they normally would have made two by this time. We've had less than 1/4" of rain in the last 8 weeks. He wouldn't sell what hay he had as there is no relief in the forecast for the next 30 days. 
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jimbrown
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Re: Hay costs and availablity
[re: JazzDad]
06/13/08 12:14 PM
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I only buy the small 100lb bales but they are going for between 13.50 and 14 .50 a bale. I used to think 1.50 was robbery.
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hudr
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Re: Hay costs and availablity
[re: jimbrown]
06/17/08 01:26 PM
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After what I just paid for fertilizer, and knowing what fuel costs right now (it costs me ~$25 to run the 4320 for an hour) I am scared to ask our hay baler what he is charging this year. I shredded the first cutting to try to put some organic material back into the ground. Luckily we are carrying over a lot of hay from last year. But, like the fuel, we will need it so we might as well get ready.
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Pat
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Re: Hay costs and availablity
[re: hudr]
06/23/08 02:52 PM
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So far I have never bought hay and trade work with a friend to get my fields baled. Another friend just bought a load of round bales (1000-1200 lbs each, first cutting) for $35/bale. This is in south central Oklahoma. Previously he had to drive to Ft. Smith Arkansas and pay $85/bale for real junk and was glad to find it during our drought.
Pat
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Re: Hay costs and availablity
[re: Pat]
06/26/08 03:42 PM
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All the fields we used to rent for hay got turned into corn fields or gravel pits. The cows are out on 2/3 of the acreage and the other 1/3 is been disced and reseeded into pasture for use this fall but that is it.
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Re: Hay costs and availablity
[re: JazzDad]
06/27/08 02:26 PM
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I just paid 5.50 a bale for 200 small square bales of horse quality timothy hay. This is from the first cutting. The farmer we buy from says he's not sure he'll get a second cutting since he had to cut so late this year with the moist conditions. I paid 4.25 last year (delivered).
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