Haying season keeps Eagle County ranching families busy

9th August, 2014 by

By Edward Stoner

Hay is the lifeblood of the cattle industry — that was true when the frontier was settled and is true today for cattle ranchers either in Texas, Colorado or elsewhere. Likewise, hay is of utmost importance to the New England dairy farmers as it is for their fellow farmers in Wisconsin. It is haying season in the high country. For the Schlegel family — Bill, Jill and Aron — on Derby Road outside of Burns, it is a family affair as each member of the family has a machine to work. For Jill, it’s the raking machine/tractor. Hay seems to …

Source: Vail Daily Feed

    

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