The wet weather throughout April and May allowed the grass to grow tall and thick. Ed took a chance that the weather for the next few days would be dry enough to bale hay.
The windrows came out tall and dense. Ed wasn’t sure whether he would bale the hay into large rounds or go ahead and make much-needed small squares.
We were happy to get three inches of rain over several days. It’s been a dry spring so far for the farm. Rainy weeks also offer an opportunity to check the drainage ditches while they have water in them. Ed found a couple of high spots that needed leveling.
Our new neighbor and his son gave up part of their weekend to help Ed re-bale large round bales into small squares and load the bundles onto trailers. Dad is an old hand at hay operations but his son is catching on fast!