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RE: [RC] hay prices in CA - Adam and JannelleNo, we haul it out of the field usually (it is stacked on the trailer for us in the field with a tractor) and then we unload ourselves at home. We try to get boys to help but most of the good, realiable help is usually already taken by the farmers. But the 75-90lb bales are ok tho I like the 75lb ones better. The 140lb alfalfa ones I just have to roll. Fortunately, we don't get much of those. We have no way of handling 800 lb bales (sometimes called squeeze bales, I think) but we have gotten the big round bales and without a tractor, we relied on physics...we parked so we could roll them downhill! They were fine when we just had a few horses but once we started in endurance and also when we had more horses (20+), it just wasn't practical. The nutrition just wasn't as good in the round bales as being able to bring the girls in at night and give each specific feeds. But I have to tell you, I hate hay season. I just am tired of hauling and stacking hay. At least we don't have to hay it! I'm just glad I'm not my friend who lives in Illinois and hays ALL summer herself. I just wish my horses understood how much I must love them to haul and stack all that hay every June! Jannelle Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk Menagerie Farm 584 Romie Howard Rd Yoncalla OR 97499 541-849-2460 (phone & fax) 866-241-1531 Toll-free ASK ABOUT OUR DAVENPORT FOALS! www.cmc.net/~mfarm From: Mary Ann Spencer [SMTP:maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:49 PM To: Ridecamp (E-mail) Subject: Re: [RC] hay prices in CA Guess you all have it delivered so you don't have to worry about unloading and restacking it in your barn? Those bales ARE HEAVY!!!!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- Our hay is about 75 lb a bale and I try to find alfalfa that is less than 140lb. (Got 80lb bales last time...amazing). Much of the alfalfa here is for cows, particularly dairy cows, and comes in 800+ bales! Hope the info helps. Jannelle =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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