Near that 600 of corn silage for themselves. Another 250ish for one neighbor and 350ish for another neighbor. We’ll do 130 acres a day if nothing blows up.
Yes. In my seed guide we can order from an 0.06 to 5.6. Each .1 past 1.0 is another day to mature. So a 5.6 will usually mature 46 days after the 1.0 and a 0.1 will mature 9 days prior to the 1.0. “Usually”.
So why doesn't everyone grow the .1? Saves you 9 days. I am sure there is a good reason, I just have no idea what it could be except the .1 is the most expensive seed?
I assume that is with trucks and placed in bunkers.
The 0.1's are not the most expensive seed by far but they will have a lot lower yield potential than a "full season" bean. It's best to grow a product that fits in the zone you live in to optimize yield potential. For example it wouldn't make sense for me to plant a 0.1 or a 3.0 because neither is "proper" for my area. We've found that the 1323XF and 1555XF beans from Golden Harvest have been rockstars for us so we plant 1.3-1.5 RM beans.
Correct. If you can plant a 3.0 bean you really should. If you are in an area where you can plant a 3.0 bean but plant a 0.1 they'll definitely still grow but likely won't yield much better than they will quite a ways North and West of me. They'll mature a lot earlier than the 3.0's so there may be a place for them as a double crop bean after wheat or something that is harvested early.
Thanks for explaining that. Makes sense now.
The in-laws run 22’ Meyer’s silage wagons with open tops so we can drive beside and blow in or they can get pulled behind the chopper for the smaller fields.
Hayliner 269. Got it for free because he had the knotters rebuilt twice and wouldn't tie consistently. I welded up a rake and he offered it instead of payment. Ties great once I timed it. It will miss with poly, but not with sisal.
I just parked it back in its spot. It a 270, not a 269. Though I don't know what the difference is. I knew nothing about balers when I got it. So I spent some time online and ordered a manual. Now I know how to work on them. When I couldn't get sisal one year, I tried poly. What an exercise in frustration. Was like waxed string. I got it to tie, but every 10th bale or so the know would slip apart. I now have a couple bales of poly that I started to use, so can't return them. I now have 4 years worth of sisal in my closet.
I could have got it to work. But I have it perfect on sisal. Never misses a tie. Plus I like picking up bales with sisal better, doesn't cut into my hands as bad. Poly is smaller diameter.
There is super hood poly and *s-word poly also not sure what you had but nothing wrong with sisal. I kinda prefer it. My cousin has to use the blue or his won’t knot. Orange comes apart about like you talked. I will check brand name info if it matters to you. I only round bake but I’ve fiddled with them
that's why I used it I'm a tight a**
