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How do you plant and harvest hay2007-11-24 21:16:02

I have a grassy area which I would like plant hay in for some goats and/or miniature horses. Is this feasible? How does one go about planting and harvesting? Thank you!

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If you have enough property, it would be cheaper in the long run to talk to local farmers, and do the share cropping thing. Believe me, by the time you buy all the equipment, you will be in the hole for 10 years or so. Or just use the property for grazing your own live stock. Hope this helps!

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well after ya get the seeds planted , ya need a tractor,a hay cutter,a raker,a binder,a wagon,and some help,,,if you have a few animals its just better to buy it

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First answer pretty good. Talk to your County Cooperative Extension Office too and they can help. Tractors, mowers and Hay Bailers are expensive. For Horses most people like Square Bales. When I had my equipment I would cut and bale for people and they split with me 50/50. You may want to consider that approach after your grass get established. Eventually I sold my equipment and let others do the work 50/50.

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We just did an acre and a half and got 18 big bales of haylage ( can't store hay)

What we did was to keep the horses off since spring, but we put fertilizer on it and weeded it out.

We have our own mower and hay rake so could cut and turn it and finally get it rowed up ourselves but we got a local contractor in to bale and wrap it.