It's never too early to start thinking about winter. In ranch world, preparing for winter involves stacking hay in the barn during the summer. Before we could do that, though, we had to make a little room.
The barn is great, still standing strong 50 years after Grandpa built it. However, it has gotten cluttered.
These back stalls have become a catchall. Wanting to stack our little square bales back here, we got to work cleaning them out.
Once the clutter was gone, we decided to take down the last two stanchions.
Good lumber that we'll put to use in other projects.
Better. Now we have some room to work with.
Dad baled about 80 little bales on our first cutting of grass. Needing to just get them off the field, he loaded in the International with the farmhand and just dumped them outside the field.
So we loaded them in the trailer and hauled them to the barn.
When stacking on dirt, I like to put the bottom row on their side, keeps the twine in good shape and doesn't seem to spoil as much. Then stack away, going different directions with each layer, tying-in everything together tight.
Works for me.
Good stuff. We are just thankful to have some hay for the winter. Who knows what it will bring, but it's always good to have hay stacked in the barn just in case it gets harsh. Ranch on.
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