This Farming Thing Is Getting Expensive

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Tractors in video: TYM 574 and 754 T25

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[russellsmith]

Here in KS my cows eat Johnson Grass.
That said, the best practice to control it it to mow it very short every 2 weeks until you deplete the rhizomes of energy and it dies

[stevemueller]

You’re a good man, Nathan, not to mention a great husband and father to your family! Love your videos!!!

[toddpacheco]

Nathan, not bad for only one person to be getting all that done in one day keep up the great work with your videos 👍😮😊❤

[gregwitkamp]

Back in the 60’s we used 8N Fords with 8’ sickle mowers, very effective, efficient hay mowers

[oldad]

Free hats like that are really expensive.

[Kdavis]

As a mechanic I totally agree with you
I don't want to work on it I want to work with it
This goes for anything used

[thomasallen]

Nathan, I grew up on a 28, 000 acre ranch in South Texas, and if I had ever started baling hay when the grass was that short, I would have had my butt handed to me in a sling. There’s hardly anything to bale. lol 😂

[joebufford]

Nothing can replace the smell of the fresh cut sweetgrass in the field I drive by 🥰 Good job new farmer Nate! 💪

[jamesbrischke]

Love the smell of fresh cut hay drying in the sun!

[GrantRowell-uq]

Brother, We got a saying here in Arkansas, "it's a bad sign when the flies like you"

[jkanc]

Nice baler.. some tips for you:
- Keep on top of your baler maintenance.. a dusty baler with a shot bearing will happily burn itself up and take your tractor with it
- If you don't have a good fire extinguisher in your tractor, get one
- Make sure your hay dries adequately (generally under 18% for large bales).. baling it up when it's too wet can get you some self igniting bales
- I know your mower was cheaper, but it has no conditioning (crushing / crimping) action on it, which means it will take longer to dry your hay
- You will likely need to 'weave' around a bit when baling to ensure the bale grows evenly in the chamber.. you don't want lopsided bales from all the hay loading in on the same section

Good luck and looking forward to seeing the rest of the process

[scottsatterthwaite]

Your hay fields need to be overseeded with Rye and Alfalfa, maybe some bluegrass for low cover.

[frankbagbey]

Nathan, I appreciate you being such a hard working individual! Your adventures into farming are very interesting! Thanks!

[lyleharkness-rvvf]

Good video 👍 My dad always used to say "if I won the lottery I would just keep farming until the money was gone". Never looked forward to haying when I was younger, oddly I miss now.

[BCDanno]

I’m beginning to like that rooster.. he’s got cojones!!

[heehaw]

I’ll keep watching and liking! I watch YouTuber Sandi Brock in Canada who is a sheep farmer. Her family owns hundreds of acres that the cut hay and grow other things. It’s a lot of work! Farmers don’t get enough recognition!

[jeffilott]

Best equipped small farm in the world!

[richardthornhill]

Nathan loves equipment, especially new. Manual labor is avoided, if at all possible. It won't be long until the new pole barn will need an extension.

[terrypomatto]

Two questions, #1 is are you getting ready to start getting livestock, #2 if not livestock is there a good market for bailed hay? We got Johnson grass started in our pasture and was able to get rid of it by keeping it mowed about once a month especially before the grass put on seed heads.

[johngagne]

I could smell that hay especially the sage. Fantastic.