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Re: How much rain and how long can hay lay cut
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Posted by Errin OH on July 10, 2006 at 09:18:29 from (198.57.19.122):
In Reply to: How much rain and how long can hay lay cut posted by old on July 10, 2006 at 08:34:06:
Just depends, like Don said if green (fresh cut) and used for cattle feed, a day or two of rain will leave some value in it if you can get it up. Then again if you tryin to sell it a day at most. I have had grass hay that was cut, rained on for the next two days, sat one day, tedded forth day, and baled on the fith day, make good hay. I did have a few spots that were still just a tad to wet, but for the most part made good hay (as in, green in color, good smell, no dust, no buyers balked, hay). Leaving it lay the first day after the rain will protect the bleaching processs the top will experance (better in windrow). More than three days it will begin to rot. Any rain after two of drying will likely reduce it to straw grass/sticks and useless. And if you have my kind of luck, it will rain every two days and turn black in the field.........
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