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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1750252" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>Go for it. We bale part of one of our summer pastures that we turn out last on that basically has the same thing growing as yours does. Don't worry about the manure, if you think about it cows crap where they eat hay anyways and doesn't bother them. By the time you mow, rake and bale even if you kick up a few dried turds they'll probably break up in to enough small pieces they won't even make it into the bales.</p><p></p><p>In our first cutting of hay we bale up about half of a pasture that we break up with some electric fence and start to rotate into the uncut portions in mid to late July then start opening up sections as needed the rest of the summer so by the time we get to the portions we baled there is some nice clean re-growth to graze. If we don't bale it then it gets really over grown and the taller and less desirable grasses can't really irritate eyes some too, especially the calves that have to walk through it. Never hurts to have some extra hay on hand either and we've had a couple dry summers here now that we don't mind having a few more bales in reserve in case we run out of pasture earlier than usual. Worst case usually can sell it too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1750252, member: 20580"] Go for it. We bale part of one of our summer pastures that we turn out last on that basically has the same thing growing as yours does. Don't worry about the manure, if you think about it cows crap where they eat hay anyways and doesn't bother them. By the time you mow, rake and bale even if you kick up a few dried turds they'll probably break up in to enough small pieces they won't even make it into the bales. In our first cutting of hay we bale up about half of a pasture that we break up with some electric fence and start to rotate into the uncut portions in mid to late July then start opening up sections as needed the rest of the summer so by the time we get to the portions we baled there is some nice clean re-growth to graze. If we don't bale it then it gets really over grown and the taller and less desirable grasses can't really irritate eyes some too, especially the calves that have to walk through it. Never hurts to have some extra hay on hand either and we've had a couple dry summers here now that we don't mind having a few more bales in reserve in case we run out of pasture earlier than usual. Worst case usually can sell it too. [/QUOTE]
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