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I finally had the weather to hay the meadow. Due to work I did not have the time to hay everything, but I did get most of it. The outcome was 16x 700-ish pound bales, valued at about $1500. The cost: 4 long days of work $10,000 used tractor plus about a week or two of maintenance and repairs. $700 used (1970s) sickle mower and 4 days of work fix it and replace the cutters, $100 in parts. $1500 used rake. $1200 used (1970-80s) baler, 5 hours drive to get it, over a week of repairs and maintenance, $300 in parts. $500 used brush cutter and over a week of repairs. Broke again so I need to fix it again. $500 in wild grass seeds. 60L of diesel and 10L of hydraulic oil. I only have about 13 acres of meadow and this is what it costs me to hay it. If I had more land, it would be even more. I would need more tractors, more machinery, irrigation, and on and on. So why do it? Because it leads to a way of life I want. Haying is not the goal. Right now, I’m either selling hay or trading it for beef, but in the end, I want the hay to feed the cattle I will raise on the land. Cattle that will provide me with meat. For now, I hay the meadow to clean it up of willows and old grass and plant more local seed to promote healthier feed for when I do get cattle. It will still not be a money business; it will be a feed me business. An investment into good, healthy, safe, hormone and chemical free meat. Giving the cattle a good and healthy life so they can provide me with good and healthy meat. As it develops and evolves it will get better and it requires a lot of work. Right now, I cherish the small victories. I was able to hay the meadow with minimal breakdowns and issues. I spent 4 wonderful days in open air, working hard for what will directly be my food. This hay will be traded with my neighbour for beef they raised. It will feed his cows, which I get to watch grow up, and provide me with food. This is a direct food chain. This is what it’s supposed to be about. Local farms, local trade, local food, local support. #farmlife #farmraised #farming #hay #haying #rurallife #beef #ranching #cattle #life #livelife #local #farmtotable