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Post by mrsfields on Oct 7, 2009 9:36:33 GMT 1
hi everyone! please could anyone give me an idea roughly how many round bales of hay you can get per hectare? and also, if you ask a local farmer to cut and bale your hay for you (on your land), what would be the going rate for his work?? i guess it must vary from farmer to farmer, but would just like a rough idea to go by... many thanks!!  xxx |
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allyny
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Post by allyny on Oct 7, 2009 10:25:31 GMT 1
Hi,
Very roughly we got 32 very large round bales off about 9 hectares (again rough estimate of size of field!!) (last year) ( even bigger bales this year)
You need to be very careful about giving someone something for doing it "en France" as farmers can claim rights to your land...its terribly complex.
We had to establish something with the Notaire.....
The chap who cuts and bales it takes so many and "apparantly" thats ok (that and the letter we have lodged with the Notaire.
Sorry if that all sounds rather formal or forboding...its not...just best you know.
Ally
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Post by mrsfields on Oct 7, 2009 11:44:11 GMT 1
wow! thanks for the heads-up allyny! it is a bit of a minefield here locally, as there have been disputes between "contractor" farmers and land-owning families, so i guess it's important to be extra careful... at least it would be more clear-cut going thru the Notaire...
thanks so much for the info!
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gillmcg
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Post by gillmcg on Oct 7, 2009 17:09:31 GMT 1
I think if you actually pay him money to cut it that's fine; only becomes a problem if he does it for a share of the crop as it could be construed as giving the farmer rights to it in the future. No direct experience though, just quoting what I've heard! Only problem with asking a farmer to cut, turn and bale for you is that his hay will have priority over yours so you'll have to wait till he's finished his own and if the weather breaks  .....happened to a friend this year and she lost the lot. |
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Post by mrsfields on Oct 8, 2009 9:06:36 GMT 1
I think if you actually pay him money to cut it that's fine; only becomes a problem if he does it for a share of the crop as it could be construed as giving the farmer rights to it in the future. No direct experience though, just quoting what I've heard! Only problem with asking a farmer to cut, turn and bale for you is that his hay will have priority over yours so you'll have to wait till he's finished his own and if the weather breaks .....happened to a friend this year and she lost the lot. oh crikey... that must've been awful for your friend!!  i think it's looking complicated as the current owner doesn't use the hay, and a local farmer maintains the land and takes the hay for his cows... the land is beautiful though, definitely the best thing about the property, and the off-road hacking is awesome... but the house is teeny tiny and barely renovated, and the little the sellers have done they have seriously botched up... plus having seen the house now, i think it's horrendously overpriced... never mind... will keep on looking... |
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Post by marianne on Oct 16, 2009 16:48:26 GMT 1
I get about 16 roundballers per 2 hectares when I get organised and fertilise fields beforehand.
The other big thing to be aware of is how much your 'friendly' farmer will charge you. The first year I arrived, it cost me more to have the hay cut and baled than if I'd just bought the darned roundballers (shock horror).
More recently, with the benefit of hindsight and knowing who rips you off or not, I just paid for the diesel and the price of the string!
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.....happened to a friend this year and she lost the lot.
