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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

here the one doing the cutting and baling gets 2/3. 
Because these are the huge round bales they are just
left in the field.
This year my brother bought my share as I don't have
any livestock yet.  $1200.00 from about 80 acres.  And
farmers claim they aren't in the business to make
money...LOL... 
Van Dell


--- Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

> We've always worked our hay on a co-op basis.  We
> had the fields and we 
> maintained them (seeding when necessary, etc.) and
> then had someone else cut 
> and bale and bring it to the barn for half the hay. 
> Of course, with 4 boys 
> and all their friends, tossing hay around is done in
> short order <g>
> 
> Son #3 came up for a long weekend because he was
> sure we weren't getting 
> everything done that needs to be done, so he'll be
> here until Tuesday to do 
> the really heavy work that he thinks we shouldn't be
> doing <g>  He didn't 
> bring friends this time but he usually does.
> 
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>
> 
> 
> > Yeah, conveyors work great if you have a crew of
> at least two people to 
> > put
> > the hay in the barn, one to put the hay bale on
> the conveyor at the 
> > bottom,
> > and one to remove the bale at the top and stack it
> in the loft. A larger
> > crew of 3 or more is preferable, as it takes
> longer to retrieve the bale
> > from the conveyor and stack it than it does to
> grab a bale from the wagon
> > and put it on the conveyor. I like having things
> set up so I can do it 
> > solo,
> > as my son is grown and I am solo.
> >
> > Of course, if you hire someone to deliver the hay
> and pay the upcharge for
> > putting it up in a loft, there's no problem. Most
> hay farmers I know 
> > charge
> > more to put the hay up in a loft versus stacking
> it on the barn floor due 
> > to
> > greater labor costs on their end. I know some hay
> farmers who WILL NOT
> > deliver to a loft, as they have trouble getting
> sufficient labor to do it. 
> > I
> > expect, if I live long enough, that a fixed income
> might put a damper on
> > paying anyone ANY extra for extra labor. Stacking
> hay on the ground works
> > for me, but obviously, not for everyone's
> situation!
> 
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