What do they say? Round bales are easier for one person to feed. I think Ingrid’s going to need her gloves for this one…

Alfalfa provides three summer cuttings; and hay meadows will typically provide one cutting of high quality wild hay in July. Approximately 2,000 tons of hay is annually available for sale. Hay is normally baled in 3-twine bales and stacked in 60 bale squeeze blocks – ready for transport.

The Crump Ranch operates a diversified farming program and annually produces over 3,000 tons of forage and grain commodities. Crops are rotated between alfalfa, barley, oats and forage mixes of oats and peas and varing hay crops. An active noxious weed program is in effect which assures a very high quality grain and hay commodity. Irrigation water is applied by flood and wheel-lines and is carefully managed and balanced with wildlife requirements.

Grain is typically planted in May and harvested in early September. Grain storage capacity is 2,800 tons, and the overhead grain elevator will load trucks at the rate of 30 tons/hour. Soil samples are routinely collected on an annual basis and crops are rotated and supplemented to assure productive ground and good farming practice.