Hay Baler History

The shorter front allows you to reach into the square to shovel andweekly and the higher walls help keep in the heat to make the materials rot faster.Once the compost is complete, you'll notice that part of the walls have begun to incorporate themselves...

By driving the wagon alongside full-sized mature fruit trees, you can stand on the wagon to gain a height boost that will help you reach more of the fruit. After that, moving them across the farm was simple.

These hardy ferns have been known to live for 10 years. If your garden is in need some thinning out from these persistent plants, you can easily control the spread by pulling out some of the growth in spring.Caring for a hay scented fern requires only...

These older models are readily available, relatively inexpensive, and ideal for small haying operations. This article first appeared in the June/July 2003 issue of Hobby Farms magazine.

“Even if we get some much-needed rain, it's unlikely that pastures will recover enough to provide very many grazing days before cold weather sets in during December and January,” he says.

Vetches or pea hays, if available in your area, are legumes high in crude protein, too. Hay availability differs according to region of the country. If put up correctly (harvested with less than 20 days of growth), the Bermuda hays can be a good source...

Straw insulates well and is used as bedding for animals.The answer is yes, and many master gardeners swear by it. It is dry and hollow and there is no nutrition left in it. It's not an obvious choice because it is soft, dense, and spongy.

Bales act as an easy-to-find food source for animals when there is not enough grazing material available.Hay bales are sometimes used merely for decoration. Similar measurements work for other animals.

Preparing Soil for Planting To grow quality hay, you'll need to sample your soil to determine if any fertilizers or soil amendments should be applied. Moisture Content Hay must be dried in the field after cutting to avoid mold growth.

Hay-bale gardening is a nontraditional gardening technique that works well for gardeners with limited gardening space or those with limited mobility. Hay, which farmers use as animal feed, contains more seeds.

Hay production is in full swing throughout many parts of the country, and due to excess rain experienced throughout the summer, the quality of hay being produced is likely lower than normal.

The best time to apply recommended fertilizer as prescribed by a soil test is the day after bales have been removed from the field, he said. One good reason to get a soil test is the increase in fertilizer prices; knowing how much fertilizer your soil...

With enough people and multiple wagons, you can even have one team baling hay while another works on unloading each wagon as it gets filled—a very efficient way to proceed. But it is difficult, especially if you produce the small square bales that are...

Build them a sturdy place to dine. About the Author Dennis Acevedo is a computer programmer in Lexington, Ky., and a regular behind-the-scenes contributor to HF. Learn how to build your own hay feeder.

Use a trowel to create a crack in the hay or straw and insert each plant into the bale so the crown is even with the surface of the bale.Keep the bales moist, watering daily or as needed.

She did television and movies as well.Helen Hayes died in Nyack, New York at the age of 92 on March 17, 1993. The 'Helen Hayes' rose grows up to 4 feet tall and is resistant to most common rose problems; however, it is susceptible to mildew.

The horse may pull hay out of the bag and drop it on the ground, but it will also usually clean up this little bit that is dropped, so there isn't much waste. Square-Bale Net Horse owners might feed from hay nets or bags.

I find that knit gloves don't offer enough protection, while rubber gloves just get, well, wet from sweat. So with my current pairs of leather gloves starting to show their age, I picked up a new pair for this hay season.

While every hay or straw bale will have some grass and weed seeds that sprout during the conditioning period or the growing season, bale gardening requires very little regular maintenance to keep out unwanted or nuisance plants.

Keep these things in mind when you plan how much you're going to grow and package. To preserve its nutritional value, put up no more than you'll feed within a year of harvest. Unless you have enough livestock to polish off a bale in two to three days,...

The leaves of grass hay have more nutrients and are more digestible when the plant is immature and growing, and more fiber when the plant has reached full growth. Regardless of storage time, you will need a way to keep it from getting wet or drawing moisture...

The mulch will trap the moisture and keep it in the soil much longer. However, you may find it for a good price at a farm supply store.If you use mulch around edible plants, keep in mind that unless you buy organically grown hay, lucerne may contain pesticides.Lucerne...

After using this upgraded wagon for a couple of years, I can safely say I'd never want to go back to a wagon without sides. These cradles were designed to hold in place the planks that would comprise the guard railings of the wagon, with the added benefit...

“Just grass.” “What about winter?” I asked. Just make sure your animals' lysine needs are met, either through feed or dairy, and boost whatever you offer in the winter to meet the heightened calorie requirements cold weather brings.

For a list of where to find the tools mentioned in this article, click here . Chances are your favorite machinery and implement dealer carries them, so stop by and see what they have on hand.

From grinding up tree branches and shredding leaves into tiny pieces, leaf shredders and wood chippers not only reduce the size of waste piles, they also transform them into material that can be put to good use.

It has two large steel driving wheels at the front and two smaller wheels at the back, meaning that the rake is supported entirely by its own wheels and doesn't require a tractor to hold up the front end.