Raking Hay

This is Christina raking hay.  This is done after the top of the alfalfa row is dried and is really helpful for drying the bottom of the wind row when the wind rows are really big.  This is raking two rows into one which also makes baling faster since there are less rows to get around.  Notice the hay is very green which is easier for us to achieve than other farms because our location.  Where we live its a very dry climate which helps the hay to dry out fast leaving it in the sun for less time so less bleaching takes place.