tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1719671942901890622..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: All stations go.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47874587761175096662015-08-12T10:51:08.290-07:002015-08-12T10:51:08.290-07:00Making good hay is always worrying - if it overhea...Making good hay is always worrying - if it overheats it can become mowburnt, and if it really overheats you can have a fire. Or else, like with us one year, we bought ours straight off the field and it was too green still and it grew a beard and that was 200 bales down the Swanee (hay man replaced it, bless him).<br /><br />I've never heard of cutting wheat or barley when not ripe, let alone cutting it in with the silage in layers. Great idea for winter cattle feed. Next Door wouldn't do it as there's no arable round here either - we are classified as hill country in our valley. Not enough sunshine to ripen a crop and so we don't see arable until we get nearer the Severn Bridge.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80158478560850545582015-08-12T03:18:24.143-07:002015-08-12T03:18:24.143-07:00Fine and sunny here and haymaking in progress as I...Fine and sunny here and haymaking in progress as I write. Thanks for calling in.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84828176054344358412015-08-12T00:29:57.306-07:002015-08-12T00:29:57.306-07:00At the moment we just love our farm traffic, tract...At the moment we just love our farm traffic, tractors thunder past with great rolled bales of wheat (whatever). Expect the novelty will wear off one day. thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17163938507644700212015-08-11T21:09:35.508-07:002015-08-11T21:09:35.508-07:00Over here slightly dampish round bales of hay are ...Over here slightly dampish round bales of hay are often wrapped in plastic and left to mature as semi-silage. It smells very sweet and licoricey, and the cows love it. I'm surprised The Farmer doesn't do this; it takes away all that angst of predicting several days of good weather.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52123810209117344132015-08-11T18:23:22.805-07:002015-08-11T18:23:22.805-07:00Fair weather for you, Pat, - and rain for us. Tha...Fair weather for you, Pat, - and rain for us. That would be a good exchange, as we are at Level 4 drought conditions and have to be so careful with our water.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56536732861959686182015-08-11T15:55:35.601-07:002015-08-11T15:55:35.601-07:00I am thanking you for your generosity in telling t...I am thanking you for your generosity in telling this city dweller so much about what your Yorkshire life is like in deep summer.<br /><br />We've just had a lot of rain that started last night and continued through most of today..Tuesday. Hoping that the Farmer gets all needing accomplishment well before any of that particular rain pattern crosses the Atlantic.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12828662631688148232015-08-11T13:05:01.236-07:002015-08-11T13:05:01.236-07:00Glad you liked the sweet and sour, and best of all...Glad you liked the sweet and sour, and best of all it's easy to make.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8455504851799830732015-08-11T12:59:20.648-07:002015-08-11T12:59:20.648-07:00I think is is so very interesting how very differe...I think is is so very interesting how very different farming is throughout the world. Here we are surrounded by large farms where the cattle are outdoors year-round. There are also huge fields of corn, soybeans and hay that are all harvested at different times, making for some very interesting encounters on the roadways.<br /><br />Here's hoping for some warm, sunny weather so the farmer can get the hay baled!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53205988985016308612015-08-11T10:01:52.745-07:002015-08-11T10:01:52.745-07:00That was a very interesting post Pat. I was in t...That was a very interesting post Pat. I was in the car this morning and had to wait for a huge harvesting type machine to come along the road ( there was a lorry in front of me and not enough room for both to pass at that point)……there were 2 little white multi coloured rough terriers in the front with the driver up against the big glass front…so cute, one of them was asleep! I used to go to an " old ladies club" and one of the best talks we ever had was from a local farmer, talking about modern farming methods. i.e. harvesting and ploughing and weed control being done via satellite etc. Very few animals in this county ( Hertfordshire). I used to really notice the difference when we went to Leics.to see parents……sheep all the way in that county!<br />Hope all gets gathered in and not wet, soggy or whatever! XFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31204245527889191212015-08-11T09:36:00.340-07:002015-08-11T09:36:00.340-07:00Fingers crossed for the right conditions for hay b...Fingers crossed for the right conditions for hay baling. The weather is so unsettled and even a morning and an afternoon can be like two different days.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90712132675374471302015-08-11T08:53:06.010-07:002015-08-11T08:53:06.010-07:00goodness Farming is so complicated !
You have expl...goodness Farming is so complicated !<br />You have explained what what silage is but it is still hard for me to understand.<br />Especially when any wildflower is not a good thing to put in.<br />Hope your warm weather holds till the crops are dried.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11739790868250113872015-08-11T08:15:36.412-07:002015-08-11T08:15:36.412-07:00Looks sunny - and sounds very busy indeed.
We are ...Looks sunny - and sounds very busy indeed.<br />We are enjoying a lovely calming wet day here which is a break from the heat and much appreciated!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27542464912292646612015-08-11T08:05:50.642-07:002015-08-11T08:05:50.642-07:00It really is all in the hands of mother nature, wi...It really is all in the hands of mother nature, with an assist from the farmers. Have to be ready to get working in a minute or so before crop is ruined. They've only made one hay crop around here this summer as it was too wet most of the first part of summer. Guess they will get another before the end of summer. I know it is essential for 'ranchers', but I don't like it as it destroys nesting and other species and the ecosystem. Quail numbers are very low in the past years because of habitat loss.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29040293895898201692015-08-11T07:49:12.484-07:002015-08-11T07:49:12.484-07:00Interesting stuff. Hope the hay dries in time.Interesting stuff. Hope the hay dries in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com