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  1. I’m not saying I need this for haying, but I kinda think I need this for #haying

  2. I haven't posted much lately because we've been #haying for the last week. It's been so hot while we've been bringing bales in! 🥵 We've brought 192 square bales in so far, with maybe 50+ left to bring in. #KsWx

  3. I haven't posted much lately because we've been #haying for the last week. It's been so hot while we've been bringing bales in! 🥵 We've brought 192 square bales in so far, with maybe 50+ left to bring in. #KsWx

  4. My collection is complete. I can't wait for my first #haying season.

  5. My collection is complete. I can't wait for my first #haying season.

  6. For comparison -- we'd been working on improving the soil quality in our field, and 2021 was our best year ever, with 85 small rounds brought in before the Fourth of July, and we let the field rest after that for the very practical reason that our hay shed only holds 100 small rounds (more or less) for curing. We still have 18 small rounds of our 2021 hay.

    Last year we brought in 45 small rounds before the Fourth of July and didn't see enough growth after that to try another cutting.

    This year we decided not to cut before the Fourth, and the gamble paid off with plenty of rain this month. 42 small rounds at the end of July. The field looks like it wants to grow some more, and as much as it's tempting to do another cutting at the end of August or start of September, we'll probably let the field rest after enduring two drought years.

  7. We brought in 42 small rounds of . Not bad for a drought year, and proportionally-speaking, a better fraction of a "good year" than many of the local farmers are getting.

  8. And we're baling the .

  9. We got the baler hooked up, and we got the QOTD:
    "Just *once*, I'd like it to be 'We gotta hurry and bring in the before the snow gets here!'"

  10. Spreading the to help it dry.

  11. Ever since we started cutting our hay ourselves, we cut it before the Fourth of July. This year we decided to hold off, and finally the rains we should have gotten in May arrived in July. It'll still be a lean year for hay, but it's time to cut it.

  12. Thank the ever loving Lord, our hayfield has been cut and we bale on Tuesday! Woo-hoo! 😃😁🥳 #Haying