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First cutting of hayfield using square bales of hay

First cutting hay is the first hay crop of the year off of a field. It has high volume but can be lower in nutritional value, if made when the plants are overly mature. This cutting was end of May. The plants sugar content is highest at dusk but because of moisture, it’s not ideal to cut hay at night. Older balers produced square or rectangular bales.

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