It's always a race to make hay in Eastern Ontario. We seldom get three days in a row without rain, let alone the four required to carry out the whole process, which is what farmers need to make good dry hay.
And, we have had so much rain this year that hay laying on the saturated ground produces sauna conditions underneath.
The usual process is to cut on day 1, ted and let dry on day 2 (turn over the drying hay so the underside can dry as well), ted on day 3 (if required), and then rake and bale the hay on day 4. We have tedded the hay an extra time to allow the moisture in the ground underneath to escape.
We tedded for the second time today (shown) and will be baling tomorrow. Yayy!
Beautiful landscape. I didn't know that about cutting the hay. Thank you for the information. I have a lot to learn about farming. But as you can see by my feed I love farms, barns and everything to do with them. Great capture.
I drove home from Finch Thursday evening, and every tractor was in use in the fields. Definitely not a 9-5 job! Great pic and nice to have the information that goes along with it!
You could have written the time table & circumstances in the UK ...exactly the same timing & process here...lovely to see someone else doing this in another country.
I have got friends who are desperately trying to get their hay in at the moment. The weather is so changeable. I guess it's the same all over the world
July 3rd, 2013
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