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[Lnk]

View attachment 429849Lotta raking ain’t much out here stacking 4 rows together

It is more than none. I will be cutting in a couple weeks. Looks good, just not as good as June.

 

[Bill G]

I am sitting outside enjoying a cigar with the doggie as the storms are brewing in the south. It is quite a thunder and lightning show.

 

[Bill G]

I wonder if I can get any grass to grow here now

 

[Lnk]

I wonder if I can get any grass to grow here now View attachment 429872
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Is that shredded trees?

 

[jakethesnake]

Hoping hay gets ready

 

[Bill G]

Is that shredded trees?

Yes, it is not going well though. I think I made a big mistake.

 

[Lnk]

Yes, it is not going well though. I think I made a big mistake.

Why do you say that? Organic matter is almost always beneficial.

 

[Bill G]

Why do you say that? Organic matter is almost always beneficial.

Well the "shreds" will just cover the ground and prevent grass grow. Of course broadleaves and woody plants will come right back lickety split.

 

[jblnut]

You wouldn’t know it by looking at it but that’s 90bu oats right there. I must have had the fan a bit high and blew out all the light fluff because it was around 41lb test weight. Never had oats that heavy before. Oops but okay !!


Got done and parked it by the road for all to see


Loaded up a few of the last of the rye bales from a few weeks ago. It’s rained almost 6” since I baled it and have been unable to retrieve them until today. Even having a while to dry out I made some serious ruts.


Little Miss did the driving between bales whilst in the field and did quite well !

 

[Bill G]

Why do you say that? Organic matter is almost always beneficial.

Here is a shred.

 

[Bill G]

You wouldn’t know it by looking at it but that’s 90bu oats right there. I must have had the fan a bit high and blew out all the light fluff because it was around 41lb test weight. Never had oats that heavy before. Oops but okay !!
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Got done and parked it by the road for all to see
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Loaded up a few of the last of the rye bales from a few weeks ago. It’s rained almost 6” since I baled it and have been unable to retrieve them until today. Even having a while to dry out I made some serious ruts.
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Little Miss did the driving between bales whilst in the field and did quite well !
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I have to say I have never quite understood that type of header.

 

[JimBear]

I have to say I have never quite understood that type of header.

There are a couple folks around here that have those & use them for rye & occasionally oats but I really noticed them up in the Dakotas for flax & other stuff.

The flax was windrowed & layed for several days before they ran it thru the combine. I think you lose less seed using the pickup headers & get a more evenly cured/mature crop.

In the North Dakota they also (spray ) desiccate the field peas & other food beans to get an even maturation of the entire field.

My time in the oil patch was not only educational as far as oil production but in agriculture as well.

 

[Bill G]

I would think after mowing it, raking it, and the harvest you would loose a lot of grain.

 

[JimBear]

I would think after mowing it, raking it, and the harvest you would loose a lot of grain.

They just windrow, no raking, usually windrowing with 20’ -25’draper heads from what I could see. They windrowed before it was ripe so I believe the philosophy is crop loss is at a minimum.

I would think it is like the difference between using an auger type grain table versus using a Draper head, I have heard grain savings of anywhere from 3-7bu. acre with diapers versus auger type headers on soybeans.


I imagine that @jblnut can give some insight.

 

[Bill G]

It obviously is profitable but it just seems odd to me. Of course I am an odd ball. Some 35-40 years ago I was trying to convince Dad to plant wheat followed by beans. He had a lot of swear words on how to say I was wrong. Of course the folks in the south had done it but everyone thought we were too far north Yesterday I looked at my double crop wheat/beans and yes I admit they probably will not make it but dammit I will not give up.

 

[JimBear]

It obviously is profitable but it just seems odd to me. Of course I am an odd ball. Some 35-40 years ago I was trying to convince Dad to plant wheat followed by beans. He had a lot of swear words on how to say I was wrong. Of course the folks in the south had done it but everyone thought we were too far north Yesterday I looked at my double crop wheat/beans and yes I admit they probably will not make it but dammit I will not give up.

Double cropping this far north is a crap shoot, sometimes it works great other years, not so much.

 

[Bill G]

It is not looking good now, not at all.

 

[Bill G]

 

[Bill G]

As some might be able to tell I have some strong opinions on livestock showing

 

[Bill G]

Well by gosh I might have found me a new gate sign.