First Cut of the Sprigged Field

We finally got some decent rain. It's time to start the third cutting, and the sprigged field gets cut for the first time this season.

[@herdingcats3850]

The sight and smell of rain rolling toward you and then engulfing you is wonderful. Only country folk know the feeling.

[@NorthTexasHay]

It was a good day

[@keenansimmons7695]

I recently was in the area on a business trip and got to meet Scott and Kim. You can tell by the videos and even more so in person what kind of people they are...GREAT! Scott took the time to carry me around the farm talking hay. As a hay grower from Alabama, that had to be the best quality hay I have ever laid eyes on. By the videos you can tell that Scott is his own worst critic. I got to see his new sprigged field. It looks great! I wouldn't even think of rolling it. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@NorthTexasHay]

It was nice meeting you, and thank you for the compliment.

[@HIGHSTAROUTLAW]

We aren't just watching for the haying. You two are great to watch and listen to.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@walterwoods832]

Your videos are never boring ! Keep em coming !! dito

[@Poppi2006]

I really liked the "sign off"!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@raymondhodge3979]

I agree never boring, I like watching them all. Real nice looking grass.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@cwhitaker2010]

Never boring. Keep them coming even if the hay is the same we still love it

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@cntslesfabrication]

No matter what no day is ever the same even when nothing goes wrong. The more videos you make I'm pretty sure that we all will watch them it's only boring when you're watching the grass grow

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@cbass810]

Thanks for the video, it's never boring to me, no worries there. It's like hanging with friends or family in the hay field! Only.... I'm typically learning a little something while laughing and or having a good time.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Lol, thanks

[@arthall688]

Never get bored with haying!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@markgroth4380]

It's a well known fact around here that leaving the shop doors open will bring rain. Thanks for the (sprigfield ) update.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Lol

[@johnredden2557]

I enjoy watching you guys putting up hay

[@NorthTexasHay]

That's the part I like, it's the in between that's hard to get motivated for

[@4bfarmsllc262]

That field looks great. 👍

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks, as you probably know it's a lot of work to get and keep them that way

[@belindakt]

Wow what a beautiful rainstorm, I can hear that Bermuda singing joyous songs all the way up here! Your sprigs worked out wonderfully, my 2 horses would have tore the fence down in a heartbeat to get at that!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

The neighbors cows have the fence leaning pretty good

[@claycomb556]

Bet that’s a welcome sight , the rain , we had so much rain here in Pennsylvania the farmers are having a hard time cutting hay , my neighbor is starting his second cutting this late , it rained this morning

[@NorthTexasHay]

To much is worse than to dry I think. I hope they can salvage at least enough to keep going

[@augustreil]

Your videos are never boring ! Keep em coming !!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@sromo522]

I enjoy your guys work with your videos learning alot, all the best.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@bigears4426]

Nasty old day, terrific crop of hay

[@NorthTexasHay]

10-4 thanks

[@jeremydobbert1287]

It’s always fun to see the tedding videos, balding and the stacking videos! Looking forward to the next one!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@keenansimmons7695]

The field looks great!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@paulnewman1010]

I really like your videos, you take the time to explain things you`re doing and I must say i`m impressed with that sprigged field...congrats

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@dougkleinjr2679]

Your videos aren't boring, heck I'd watch if you were sitting in a lawn chair, throwing a fishing line into the pond. Anyway, I enjoy watching you guys, so make more! Have a great day!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

That sounds like a peaceful day

[@johnbrown9623]

Great videos

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@96chevydually6.5L]

Decent looking first cut. Nice job!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@GeoffBrownyorkie46]

I worked on a farm In Yorkshire UK growing up I drove A Ford 5000 making Silage for winter feed for the Diary for I woke on LOVED IT cheers From Auss Geoff (Y)

[@NorthTexasHay]

Good memories of making hay are rare these days

[@chuckstevenson2929]

All your videos are good. Nice sprig field.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@whommee]

Y'all make some if the best hay I've saw.. yeah, keep making the videos, we will watch them.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@kennymysak2079]

Some nice looking hay for new crop I think your thinking right on small squares. Keep up the great videos

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@williambrewer6346]

The sprigged field looks great! We have the same weeds in our Bermuda, crab and foxtails. I tried Quinclorac a week after cutting and had very good results. Were Happy to see Y'all are having a Great Year!

[@NorthTexasHay]

I'll check that out

[@jimcooney9019]

thanks for sharing the video

[@GeoffBrownyorkie46]

I love this Show Well You said You wanted rain May its coming Love From Sydney Australia

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@sashcraft51]

Yea, lucky you get another cutting. We are so dry in Waco area that we may be done with hay. Good video.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Sorry to hear that

[@josetrochez4183]

You might not want any more rain, but we need it in central Texas. Great videos and I agree, a lot of hay out there is garbage

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@laurier3348]

Amazing that them sprigs growing so fast.

[@NorthTexasHay]

They have done well

[@johnredden2557]

Yes I know I like watching all of y'all's videos

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@jayrominger]

Please keep putting out the vids they are great!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@jddriver9565]

Yes Scott we wanna see it!:D

[@NorthTexasHay]

Lol

[@kswaynes7569]

Talk about warm weather maybe into October, went to the Alaska State Fair today, Aug 26. 50 degrees, breezy and rain, by Labor day, were suppose to have lows of 36 and daytimes in the 50's. By mid September the mountains peaks will be covered in snow or Termination Dust, terminating summer!

[@NorthTexasHay]

I'm ready for winter already

[@drewk5929]

It’s all good bro 👍🏻

[@NorthTexasHay]

Yes sir

[@markmortensen4341]

Would love to have a truckload of your hay. I'm sure the horses would just love that hay. I don't think I wanna pay the trucking up here to Oregon🤪‼️ But all your hat to me looks good at least in the video. Hope you can bale it all with no breakdowns❗️ Take care you two and thanks for sharing and keep them coming.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@dananelson479]

That's some rain when you see it coming like that.

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

Excellent Never heard of sprigged hay here in Ohio very interesting!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@ScotWalt858]

All good!

[@wakes_inc]

In a year or two that field is going to make some really great hay.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Hoping to pull some nice stuff off in the last cut

[@macdawg6403]

Love the Vids !!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@ihus9950]

That was a hell of a storm, hope you didn't have any damage! 👍

[@NorthTexasHay]

It was a good one, and no damage

[@johnclarke6647]

You can expect to have weeds and grab grass in any new field until it grows thicker and crowds out the weeds and crab grass. It usually takes several years for it to get thick enough to keep the noxious stuff down. Goat grass is one of the weeds I hate in my yard.

[@NorthTexasHay]

I will pre emerge this week which should help a lot

[@j.i.v8997]

Old t-shirt is better than ten new ones :)

[@NorthTexasHay]

Lol

[@belindakt]

Amazing how dark green it is- thought it was alfalfa at first...

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thank you, means a lot to us because we know you know good grass

[@garymaxfield1722]

I've a shirt like that, battery blew up on my fork lift from overcharging, scared the bejesus out of me. Should have been monitoring the charge. Another great Vid by the way

[@NorthTexasHay]

That sounds like it could have been really bad. Thanks for watching

[@NorthTexasHay]

That sounds like it could have been really bad. Thanks for watching

[@davesisco4637]

Looks like it maybe a little rougher than one would like . I feel your pain .

[@NorthTexasHay]

10-4

[@BedeMeredith]

Damn that field looks good, id square it and best you charge what you can get, anything left over can go to your horses. did look a bit bouncy when you where mowing, but I guess till you roll it a few times there will be a few bumps.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Not much I can do about it now. North and south is descent

[@williamfahey4092]

Send the rain our way! We’re mega dry in San Antonio.

[@NorthTexasHay]

That surprises me

[@jrbpa5775]

Keep making baling videos, never gets boring. Thx for the videos!!!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks for watching

[@casto-]

It looks like we're going to have a hay shortage over here in the UK. I've sold most of what I've made straight away, bother squares and round bales.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Good year to sell hay if you can make some

[@SouthernBoy-jy8nq]

Scott it looks good as always, hay near my uncle in mineola is around 125$ a bale for a 4x5. Hes thinking of getting some from around me in louisiana. Thanks

[@NorthTexasHay]

Wow, that his high dollar for east Texas, but where the price should be for a good roll of coastal

[@shelleyharris6849]

We use mostly N. H but T7 series nothing wrong with your grass it will be wanted somewhere. Your lucky by September it's to cold here to do anything really apart from cultivation

[@davidpeters1508]

What determines if you square bale or round? And what is the difference in the product? Thanks in advance for the education. I appreciate you guys taking the time to make your videos.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Quality at the time you cut it determines if I square or roll. There is no money to be made making rolls

[@johnhenderson8360]

Don't recall ever seeing rain coming at me like a run away train..

[@NorthTexasHay]

It was crazy

[@shelleyharris6849]

Great video unusual see New Holland on American farm

[@Buck1954]

Good looking grass. Other growers could learn from you.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@andykallinger6110]

What kind of weed program did you use pre and post emergent?

[@rogerjennings5846]

I would square it in a heartbeat

[@NorthTexasHay]

We did

[@erniecothran3112]

What kind of spray do you use to spray your fields?

[@dalelewis1016]

We have a saying In NY that If you don't like the weather don't worry it changes every 15 minutes...

[@NorthTexasHay]

lol

[@shakerLT]

Looks like a really nice stand! Thanks for Video:) Does Bermuda wear down cutter blades faster than most hay?

[@NorthTexasHay]

That's a question I can't answer

[@augustreil]

First and great video !!

[@NorthTexasHay]

Ha

[@davidphillips6571]

I like hay videos.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@mattclark8436]

Do you usually get a cutting that soon after sprigging? That can really help the profit margin.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Not usually and it will definitely help

[@tonyburelle6633]

I love baling videos, never boring, that sprigged field looked good did it meet your expectations?

[@NorthTexasHay]

So far it's doing better than expected

[@valleyviewacres9120]

What kind of discbine are you running and how many HP are you running it with?

[@NorthTexasHay]

New holland Ts 115a, 95 pto hp

[@johndeerefarmer4483]

How do you plan on getting rid of the foxtail?

[@NorthTexasHay]

Pre emerge

[@whointhehecko7408]

Is this the same field that you just sprigged 5 months before?

[@HNCahoon]

Is Crabgrass actually good fodder? A moment of boredom is a moment of peace.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Yes

[@brandoncaldwell95]

How many bales do you average per acre on a good/bad run?

[@NorthTexasHay]

Good is 80 and bad is 30. First cut is the least yielding, second and third cut swap depending on weather, and the fourth cut is usually the third best

[@SLCFarms]

We wanna see bale footage.

[@NorthTexasHay]

Will do

[@seenithere]

How many inches of rain did you get?

[@NorthTexasHay]

4.3 inches over the span of 4 days

[@OSUOiler]

Her: "We've got a lot going on in the next week." Him: "We do?" Haha, love that response; I feel like that's typical for married couples! Hey Scott, do have a question for you. Do you spray anything to control the foxtails and what do you spray, if so. We have a ton of foxtails that come on in August. I don't think they necessarily hurt the hay but I know they don't help. Just curious. They are thick this year.

[@NorthTexasHay]

They are bad this year. The only thing that can post control is msma and our overlords won't let us use it anymore. I'm possibly going to try a pre emergent in May to try and stop them next year

[@OSUOiler]

That sounds good, let me know which pre-emergent you try using. That gives me another question, as well; do you have much issue with Johnson grass? That's another one we fight, and much like you said, MSMA is one of the few herbicides I know of that'll get it. If we don't keep a field grazed out it'll take over our Bermuda within a few years. I hate it.

[@craigcupitt5656]

How much rain did you get

[@NorthTexasHay]

4.3 inches over 4 days

[@thr8061]

Stupid questions time: (1) what kind of grass you grow again, and (2) you have 3 tractors - 2wd NH for cutting & tedding, 4wd NH for loader work, & 4wd JD for baling? I forget ... too much work, too long of hours, getting too old

[@NorthTexasHay]

I have Coastal and Jiggs Bermuda. 3 tractors but the only set jobs each has is the 2 wheel always sprays, the Deere always bales, and the 4 wheel new holland always moves the hay.

[@tophand1918]

As much hay as you cut why don't you get that Vermeer fold out extra wide cutter?

[@rocksandoil2241]

Gee, what mean thing did they do to deserve a Vermeer?

[@NorthTexasHay]

Lol

[@NorthTexasHay]

I need to look at one

[@Butch-fn2xr]

Nice shirt

[@NorthTexasHay]

Thanks

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

What variety of Coastal?

[@NorthTexasHay]

Coastal Bermuda and jiggs bermuda

[@rocksandoil2241]

Crabgrass is good hay but I don't like it. It is hard to dry and tries to shade bermudagrass

[@NorthTexasHay]

Yes sir

[@leonardyounger9177]

When we see rain like that it is hail not rain

[@NorthTexasHay]

I was worried bout that too

[@kennethmarlow2731]

You have cut and made it mad, so it will grow like crazy just to get even

[@NorthTexasHay]

Hoping that to be the case

[@hammer7926]

What does it take to decide whether or not a t-shirt has seen its better days? When your hay quality is better than your t-shirt quality, it might be time to discard it!

[@NorthTexasHay]

It's being handed its hat

[@glengritton3601]

buy your husband a new shirt

[@NorthTexasHay]

She tried