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Re: [RC] hay prices in CA - heidiWhen I first bought some hay in CA 6 weeks ago, it was a bit of sticker SHOCK after the $3-4/bale in TX. HOWEVER, the bales here are 80#s vs 50-60 in TX so the shock has abated. I am surprised at the actualy number of different types of hay that is here at one little feed store. Some of it looked like cow hay but it is fed to horses. Just an observation. I still get a jolt whenever I see hay prices discussed as "by-the-bale" prices. Except for buying the occasional bale from a feed store, where one expects a bit of a retail markup, I've always bought hay from either the producer or from a hay broker, by the ton. Someone mentioned 45# bales from NY; my bales here range from grass bales that average around 75# to alfalfa bales that run anywhere from 100# to 130#. Some areas still deal with 3-string bales that weigh even more than that. And since we feed somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 tons per year, I shudder at the very thought of trying to buy it by the bale! (And which is why it was a big-ticket item for us to move back to an area with cheaper land and hay prices--half or more of our "gang" is on pasture for half or more of the year, or the hay bill would be even worse!) Heidi (currently unloading a 3+ ton trailerload every 8 or so days, and counting the days until hubby is back home to help!) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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