The Official Farming Thread...

[czar800]

We got a pair of new holland 499 swingbine's very good machines.

 

[exSW]

Gehls a long way from NH. Plus Elders are the nearest dealer.

 

[concretegrazer]

Kid sent me a ad for a Gehl 12' swing boom m/c. I'm scared.

Had a 9' gehl. It didn't give me any trouble.

 

[czar800]

Is it a sicklebar machine or a disk?

 

[exSW]

Is it a sicklebar machine or a disk?

Sickle

 

[czar800]

I didn't know what Direction to go after work so I decided to brush hog.

 

[jakethesnake]

You boys all quit? Been planting beans still corn replant is done as of last Saturday Got up some green bales of hay this morning before a shower. It won't keep so right to the cows it's gonna go

 

[exSW]

I dunno know,I think they're still out there in the pasture. Untill my custom guy gets here for round bales we be chillin'.

 

[jakethesnake]

None of my business but what you fellas get charged to have hay baled. I charge 12 a bale net wrapped. I run a new holland 640 fast net

 

[exSW]

I pay six bucks for a straight round bale out of an old NH 848.

 

[concretegrazer]

None of my business but what you fellas get charged to have hay baled. I charge 12 a bale net wrapped. I run a new holland 640 fast net

$15 an acre to cut $12 a bale raked & baled or just baled on a 4×5 net wrapped.

 

[concretegrazer]

Baled about 500 last week. Now I'm trying to get it hauled in.

 

[jakethesnake]

I baled 3 this morning lol it was a little piece basically at the end of my lane first cutting on orchard grass it got planted late last fall it'll prolly be a few years getting established good. I've got a total of around 100 up so far probably a few more than that but that's a ball park figure going to go blow up a tire on the front of the tractor so I can Finnish planting a field of beans gonna guess I snagged a deer horn... Poop

 

[farmer steve]

a few pics from our piece of dirt.
planted the first patch of sweet corn 4/20/16. sunny and 80's. the next 3 weeks were 50's and rainy/cold. not a great stand but it's coming.this pic 6/5.
a little sheep shearing this past week.

made about 5 acres of hay. grass/clover mix. got to use my neighbors new tedder. big difference over the old NH 4 basket i had been using.

here's the first sweet corn patch today. looking better.

 

[farmer steve]

and the pepper patch.

 

[Sty57]

I didn't know what Direction to go after work so I decided to brush hog.

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Thats a good looking mower.......I work for Woods. We build all of the construction equipment.

 

[czar800]

Thats a good looking mower.......I work for Woods. We build all of the construction equipment.

Thanks, I've always had good luck with anything made by Woods, So keep up the good work!!

 

[johnny5ny]

no farms, no food...
no FARMERS, no food!!!!

Nothing but respect from this guy for those that keep us fed.

 

[jake wells]

no farms, no food...
no FARMERS, no food!!!!

Nothing but respect from this guy for those that keep us fed.

you will go hungry using products from my farm but you might get cancer instead.

 

[exSW]

you will go hungry using products from my farm but you might get cancer instead.

I still think it's the stuff they put on the tobacco more than the plant itself. How can anything that's of nature and that much work be bad?