Selling bales

Large or small?

I have difficulty finding small bales of hay or straw.

I don't use many though and can only collect a carfull at a time [around six].

Finally are you in or near Kerry if you are interested?

Put an add on Donedeal and in local mart, Co op/ merchant , silage is not plentiful in a lot of places due to the poor growth this year

Talk to your contractor. A sight of bales get moved through my contractor as he knows usually who would have excess and any lad that may be back a few.

If it's someone you don't know well. Have the check clear before he can collect. I don't sell bales but I can name 3 local guys who have got caught in the past. Let them open one or two that you will use yourself and if they want them let them pay for them.

Eaten bread is soon forgotten

be prepared to hear every sort of bulls**t you can imagine, it’s amazing how many lads milking a large number of cows won’t have the money for a few weeks as they drive around the farm in a tractor worth over €100k.

maybe but as I said to one of them you won’t go into the shop and walk out with stuff and tell them you’ll have the money in a few weeks

I think you are correct. That would be what I would do. Make an excuse that your changing the car or something if you are shy in asking. Now if you dealing with people you had dealings with before then you could chance it.

I had a good drinking session with a local contractor last Christmas. A seasoned operator who I never thought made a mistake. The drink loosened him up and honestly I could not believe the trouble he had with a couple of fellas, that I thought were as pure as the Lord himself. Paying pieces of bills two years late, or not at all. One changed contractor and would not pay, blaming him for making bad bales.

Talking to a retired dairy farmer at weekend sold silage bales for 50e cash . I taught twas good price if he got the cash

I was the same as that. Was blue in the face from ringing and calling to get the bill. I met his wife in the shop 2 weeks ago and said it to her. Had my bill the following morning. Told me to get on to her direct in future and she'll get it sorted.

What price would you paid over the summer for good grass per bale of a neighbour. I paid contractor myself.

Ive just to pay per bale for standing crop to neighbour. He's thinking between 10 and 15