The Cockshutt 40, usually so reliable, failed to start. The 15 (or so) year old battery seemed too weak.So the next best candidate was the Cockshutt 50 beside it. Weak governor action, armstrong steering and a weak pto clutch but it got the job done. Made a few more good quality square hay bales to re-stock the hay loft for next winter.
Had to do an inventory check on the spring harvested flax before making arrangements to sell it. Between it being low bushel weight and high (12%) dockage it is not going to be a big money crop.
I took this photo while on top of the flax bin as the canola is starting to bloom pretty good right now.
Did a little hay raking with the Super 90 Massey late in the afternoon. Hoping by turning the swaths they might just be dry enough to bale tomorrow. Some of it had only been cut down for 24 hours so there is still some drying needed before it is safe to bale. Hopefully, weather permitting, I will get it done tomorrow before rain moves in.
Square bales are getting harder and harder to come by here. I'm thinking about raising a few rabbits and round bales seem a bit much.
ReplyDeleteYes, I could probably make more money selling small squares than feeding the big round ones to cattle. People don't like to handle the small ones now. We are all used to the easy handling of the big ones with front end loaders. I see small squares advertised here for $6 each delivered. It sounds like a lot but if I had to handle them by hand , it might not be enough.
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