Well, the alfalfa adventure went to a new level today. Had some problems with the cylinder on the conditioner, it’s supposed to be a one way that bleeds off to lower, but it wouldn’t consistently do so. We will have a two-way cylinder on it by next cutting time; it was a royal pain and made the last of the cutting almost impossible. Other than that, everything went well enough. It’s a little early to cut, but we have a window according to the forecast and decided to take advantage of it. It’s not a great window, too cool, but it’s not supposed to rain for a while. Our next cutting SHOULD be much better, we’ll see. Here’s some pics. This is the end of the field that the deer hit the hardest, it was about a third again taller on the other end. Should be a lot taller the next cutting.
View from the barn
Lady bugs were doing their job, there were thousands of them. I’m glad we held off on the pesticide this spring.
It was a long but FUN afternoon!
200 bales for 8 acres isn’t great, but it’s not horrible either, especially with the deer taking more than their share. lol