What are the annual costs of haying?
Annual maintaintenance costs depend on the condition and age of your equipment, your skill as a mechanic, and the availability of shop and tool facilities. Other annual costs are predictable: baling twine or wire; cutter knives and rake teeth, which break frequently on stony fields; wear and tear on tires and wagons; and fuel to cut and bale hay, prepare fields, and to spread fertilizer or lime. The following fuel use table assumes typical soils and terrain, speeds of 4-5 mph except corn silage harvesting at half that speed, and makes no provision for travel to and from fields. Your mileage may vary. (This table does not reproduce well in text browsers.
