Agriculture Reference
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Figure 1.39. Field on Steve's farm.
cut for hay. In total hay fields yield 9 Mg (10 tons) of hay per year (Mg ¼ megagram or
10 6 g). Figure 1.41 shows a tractor pulling a haybine that is used to cut and condition
grass for baling.
Hay and pasture fields have a mixture of grasses and legumes and are different
from other crops because fields remain in this crop several years before being rotated
to another crop. Fields used either for pasture or hay are changed between the two
uses as need arises. Hay is cut three times a year, cured (involves mostly loss of
water) in the field, and baled, compressed into large round bales or “packages” for
storage. It is used as feed for the cattle during the winter months when there is no
green grass pasture for the cattle to eat.
Steve also raises and sells cattle and hogs. He has 40 cattle and calves (young cattle)
that are a mixture of angus and other breeds. They obtain most of their food by feeding
Figure 1.40. Planting soybeans.
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