RE: Orchard vs. Bermuda Hay

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

In my experience, orchard grass seems to be preferred by horses over most
grass hays as long as it isn't over mature and has be cured and baled right.
If too mature (besides having a lower nutritional value) the stems become
very coarse. Orchard grass has a wide, "soft" leaf and lots of leaf but it
should be cut before it's developed mature seed heads.

Bonnie Snodgrass

-----Original Message-----
From: JUDYK89@aol.com [mailto:JUDYK89@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:36 PM
To: 4horn@home.com; Ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Orchard vs. Bermuda Hay


I'd be interested to hear the answer, I have my horses on Bermuda, but I'm
thinking Orchard would have more nutrition?  

Judy


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