 Phone: 806-842-3361 cell # 806-548-6840
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Directions:
From Loop 289 take the highway 62-82 exit East to Idalou.
Turn south on FM 400 immediately after you pass through Idalou.
Take FM 400 approximately 2.5 miles and turn East on CR 6400.
We are the second house on the left with the red metal roof. About 1/2 mile off FM 400.
Or you can drive out 50th street till it dead ends on FM 400 then head North to CR 6400.
Hay for sale:
TOP QUALITY HORSE HAY FOR SALE!
This is the best horse hay you will find in the Lubbock area!
We grow all of our own hay right here on the farm for the horses we own and board. Usually we have more than enough for our own use and sell the surplus to the public at great prices. Compare to feed store quality and prices and consider the fact that you can see where it is grown and know exactly what your horse will be eating and I'm sure you will be impressed.
About our hay:
Giant Bermuda
Our biggest crop is Giant Bermuda. Giant Bermuda is a seeded variety of Bermuda grass that grows to approximately 30 inches tall and is cut and baled on a 28 day cycle. It is one of the best varieties of Bermuda for horses and according to many studies done recently it does not have the impaction related colic problems that have been associated with Coastal Bermuda hay. Our Bermuda is irrigated and properly fertilized according to soil samples taken at each cutting to assure safety and optimum growing conditions. Many places growing Coastal for hay are either not fertilizing nearly enough or over fertilizing which can cause nitrate poisoning in ruminants and possibly even in horses. We only follow the advice of the lab analysis on our soil for fertilizer. We also test our hay for its nutritional value several times a year. In the 2007 growing season we averaged about 19 % crude protein with a 14 % digestible protein level. Total digestible nutrients averaged slightly over 80%. This is better than most store bought feeds and much better than the hay most of the feed stores carry. Especially during late winter and early spring when supply has dried up and they are selling stuff that is barely fit for a goat to eat! Our hay truly is the best you will find for your horses in the Lubbock area.
Alfalfa
Our alfalfa is grown on a 28 to 30 day cycle also to assure optimum feed values and digestibility. This is high quality horse hay also and is considered to be one of the top forages for horses and cattle there is. Our Alfalfa field is irrigated and fertilized according to soil sampling just like the Bermuda grass for safety and the highest possible yields. If you are raising performance horses or showing cattle for FFA, then any of our hay would be a great choice for you but our high quality alfalfa is probably best if you are after peak performance. These days with fuel over 5 dollars a gallon and fertilizer just as bad it is impossible to grow the highest quality hay and sell it cheap. Here you will get what you are paying for though. We hand pick weeds to eliminate the herbicide usage, high nutritional values and good leafy alfalfa that's not all stem and dirt in the bale.
Our bales are done with a new machine that produces about 60 pound string wrapped bales that are perfectly consistent in size and weight for easy stacking at your barn. My baler is also equipped with an onboard moisture meter. It allows me to see the exact moisture content of every bale I make as it goes through the baler so there will never be any worries about fires or mold due to too high a moisture content at baling. If I do see one too high or even close I get down and throw it to the goats right away.
Our nearest feed stores are selling alfalfa and grass hay for much higher prices right now. The only reason we are a couple dollars cheaper is because there are no transportation charges buying it direct from the farm unless we have to deliver it to you. Fuel and fertilizer this year is just outrageous and it costs a lot to grow the top quality hay we have. Hopefully things in the oil market will calm down and hay prices will be able to come down too but I don't see it happening any time soon. The prices below are the absolute best I can do though and still maintain the high quality my customers demand. My highest priority is quality here. Come out for a visit and see our fields and you will be impressed I'm sure. I will never try to pass off goat quality hay to a horse owner just to make a buck.
Tiffany grass (Teff hay)
Tiffany,Teff, Grass is a fine-stemmed, vigorous, warm season annual grass that originated in Africa. It can produce high quality hay in a relatively short growing season. Nutritive value of Tiffany, Teff, is comparable to Timothy, making it an excellent forage for horses and other livestock. Palatability and animal acceptance has been reported to be very good by horse owners. This is our first year planting this grass but I've researched it a lot and I'm sure the horses will love it.
Here is a list of what we currently grow and have for sale:
Giant Bermuda:
Alfalfa:
Tiffany grass:
All hay is $6.50 a bale if you can pick it up from the field. $7.50 out of the barn.
If you also have a small farm and have had trouble finding anyone to do work for you then your are in the right place. Having only 25 acres we can't get any of the big farmers to do anything for us. They are either too busy or it's just not worth their time so we started buying all our own equipment and now I can do it all myself. I am also able to help out on other small farms like ours.
I do custom baling and shredding in the immediate area. If you are interested in having me do yours please call and we'll discuss it. If you are within 10 miles of our location that would be great. I have to charge extra for transporting equipment much farther than that.
We have a 14 foot swivel tongue haybine and a Hesston 4570 inline square baler that uses string instead of wire. This baler produces excellent quality bales of high density and a uniform weight.
We also do custom planting. I have a 10 foot grass drill, which is very hard to find in this area, and can plant all sorts of native grasses, bermuda, alfalfa and other small seed crops on your small acreage. A couple of farms have very large grass drills that won't even fit through most gates and they also are too expensive to operate on most small farms. All I do is small farms. We also have a wheat drill that plants things such as wheat, oats, haygrazer and other similar grasses.
The following rates are subject to change as fuel prices increase.
Hay
- mowing/conditioning, / acre 11.80
- raking, / acre 10.00
- Hay baling - small square, / bale 0.48
Mowing
Mowing CRP acres, / acre 12.50
Hauling service available for boarders:
We have a 3 horse slant load trailer. If you are going on a trail ride with us and don't have your own trailer just chip in for fuel. If I need to make a special trip to the vet or anywhere else with your horse just let me know and I'll take care of it for you.
