Good morning, Today is the 1st day I watched your channel. I must say it was very enjoyable. I am from from Michigan also. I live in South West Michigan next to the lake. I am also the fourth generation on one part of our farms.. It is really good to see a family enjoying the farm life working together. Thank you for sharing your story.
@@jimcox6687 we are in the thumb and it was super dry too. We did ok, but could have definitely had more bales to the acre. It’s just grass hay, not alfalfa, so we are hoping to get some good rain for a 2nd cutting.
Just came across your channel today. I enjoyed the video. I grew up in Munger about 35 miles west of you. My grandpa was a potato farmer there and my other grandpa had horses in St. Charles. Even though I’m not on the farm, I still enjoy getting my hands dirty every now and then. Thanks for sharing.
You are true about saying not everyone handles hay the same way....... We Round bale Everything.... haul and store, and convert rounds into small squares to supply TSC stores in our area.......Our Hay Season is From Jan 1st to Dec 31st every year..... 24/7/365
That’s awesome! What state are you in? We sell squares so we too handle it all the time, but last year we were sold out in December so we had a couple of months where we were only handling it to feed it to our animals.
@@BruceFarmsInc. Sometimes Sunny South Carolina. Our Story is Unique in that 10 years ago. My Son Restarted the little Family Farm that Had Lain Idle or over 30 years.... Row Cropped Cotton then Added Peanuts....Then By Chance we were Renting some Land, and were Offered the Hay Land by the owner.... Long story short ====After A few years we were offered a chance to purchase a complete Rebaling system... supplying 2 TSC stores with trailer loads of small squares..... This is our 7th season..... We now have 6 TSC stores Plus some independants.......Everything connected with Row crops is Gone......I have some so called videos that tell the story ........ No subscription necessary.... thanks for responding.
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 wow! We have a crazy story too! We almost lost our 5 generation farm in 2016 when the cattle market crashed. God has been good to us! I’ll subscribe and see your videos.
@@BruceFarmsInc. They have been arrainged in playlist.... Nothing fancy.... not on you tube to become a household item... just hereto talk to others with kindred values,,,,,,, subed to your channel as well
What we are taking off here isn’t new seeding. We fertilized it in April and it’s mid - late June and we are taking it off. It just depends on rain and weather as to how early we take 1st cutting off. If we get good rain, we will get a 2nd cutting, maybe a 3rd.
I live in Georgia. I watch your videos all of the time. You are very informative of what you are talking about. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Thanks so much!
Good morning,
Today is the 1st day I watched your channel.
I must say it was very enjoyable.
I am from from Michigan also.
I live in South West Michigan next to the lake.
I am also the fourth generation on one part of our farms..
It is really good to see a family enjoying the farm life working together.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for watching & supporting our channel!
I am sure where you live in Michigan but are you as dry as we are here in Southwest Michigan?
I only average 17 bales an acre off my first cutting.
@@jimcox6687 we are in the thumb and it was super dry too. We did ok, but could have definitely had more bales to the acre. It’s just grass hay, not alfalfa, so we are hoping to get some good rain for a 2nd cutting.
I can remember my grandfather had a JD baler that he tied more bales than it did! lol
😂
A small square baler no matter the age will tie, but everything has to be in time and correct adjustment.....
Nice looking bales
The goats sure loved them!
Just came across your channel today. I enjoyed the video. I grew up in Munger about 35 miles west of you. My grandpa was a potato farmer there and my other grandpa had horses in St. Charles. Even though I’m not on the farm, I still enjoy getting my hands dirty every now and then. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. It’s awesome to here stories of those with farming roots. Farming obviously holds a special place in our hearts!
Good luck raking and baling your hay
Thanks! We’ll be doing more tomorrow! ☀️
Great video
Thanks!
You are true about saying not everyone handles hay the same way....... We Round bale Everything.... haul and store, and convert rounds into small squares to supply TSC stores in our area.......Our Hay Season is From Jan 1st to Dec 31st every year..... 24/7/365
That’s awesome! What state are you in? We sell squares so we too handle it all the time, but last year we were sold out in December so we had a couple of months where we were only handling it to feed it to our animals.
@@BruceFarmsInc. Sometimes Sunny South Carolina. Our Story is Unique in that 10 years ago. My Son Restarted the little Family Farm that Had Lain Idle or over 30 years.... Row Cropped Cotton then Added Peanuts....Then By Chance we were Renting some Land, and were Offered the Hay Land by the owner.... Long story short ====After A few years we were offered a chance to purchase a complete Rebaling system... supplying 2 TSC stores with trailer loads of small squares..... This is our 7th season..... We now have 6 TSC stores Plus some independants.......Everything connected with Row crops is Gone......I have some so called videos that tell the story ........ No subscription necessary.... thanks for responding.
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 wow! We have a crazy story too! We almost lost our 5 generation farm in 2016 when the cattle market crashed. God has been good to us! I’ll subscribe and see your videos.
@@BruceFarmsInc. They have been arrainged in playlist.... Nothing fancy.... not on you tube to become a household item... just hereto talk to others with kindred values,,,,,,, subed to your channel as well
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 we are here to try to show how we farm and work together! ❤️
Nice video, definitely need to take top board of wagon to work better for thrower
Thank you! They came out and fixed the thrower right this time so now it launches them again!
It’s hay….. How hard is that…… it’s either too wet or dry enough to bale 😂😂😂
Not everyone knows that though so I’m showing the whole process. 😁
I bet that battery box cover are hard to come by. There the first thing to be left off and missed placed.
Nice.
Thanks!
From the time you plant, to the time you are bailing. Taking into consideration rainfall. How long is it? Is hay fast growing?
What we are taking off here isn’t new seeding. We fertilized it in April and it’s mid - late June and we are taking it off. It just depends on rain and weather as to how early we take 1st cutting off. If we get good rain, we will get a 2nd cutting, maybe a 3rd.
Why aren’t you raking?
We had all 3 raked running so I was just riding along while they raked.