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Grass & Grain, May 22, 2012 Page 17 Rows should be at least 3 up to wind and that tears feet apart. This allows are promptly mended. Hay Storing round bale hay equal sunlight to both stored under covering By Robin Slattery, DEA, hay more when it is heavily losses, but if hay is too dry the following for dry matter sides, good air circulation, should be less than 18% Animal Sciences, River weathered and the nutri- forage material such as del- loss when hay is stored less and protects the ends. moisture or excessive heat Valley Extension District tional value of the hay is icate leaves can be lost than nine months: On Never put round edges of and mold can occur. Barn It is amazing how early also reduced. When consid- when baling. ground with no cover 5-20% the bale together because storage is always best when the growing season is this ering both of these losses The storage site is criti- loss, on tires with no cover this traps rain and snow. talking about hay losses, year. Already the wheat is during storage, total value cal to reducing hay loss. 3-15% loss, on ground with When making pyramids it is but by far the most expen- turning, planting is wrap- loss can easily be as high as The area must be well cover 5-10% loss, on tires best to have them covered sive. Considering the high ping up, and hay is being 50%, and that’s not consid- drained with good air flow with cover 2-4% loss, and or significant loss will prices of hay last winter, it baled. As I drive through ering what the cows waste and sunlight. Weeds enclosed barn less than 2% occur. Air flow is limited may be economical to look the countryside I see all when they eat it. around bales and trees loss. Keep in mind this and bales do not dry well. at indoor storage or other types of storage systems for There are many factors overhead will reduce the does not include the The Canadian method (one options to reduce hay loss hay. The most common that affect storage loss. The bales’ ability to dry out palatability or digestibility bale on end with one bale rather than leaving the method of baling hay in type of hay plays a large after a rain and should be loss, so dollar value of loss stacked on top of it) has bales on the ground and un- Kansas is large round part; stemmy alfalfa, sudan, avoided. Stacking hay on will be much higher with shown to have similar dry protected. bales, mostly because of and mature cereal grains old tires, pallets, railroad these included. When matter losses to single Take some time this year the low labor require- do not form a good “thatch” ties, or 3-4 inches of considering how to arrange rows, so it is another good to come up with a good stor- ments. However, round layer and deteriorate much crushed rock all help sig- round bales to store them, option. Net wrapped and age location for your bales. bales are hard to stack and quicker than grass hay if nificantly reduce storage there are a few things to twine wrapped bales have You have too much invest- store in a barn, so many stored outside. Geographi- loss on the bottom of the keep in mind. When making similar dry matter losses; ment in time, equipment, times are left outside and cal location determines the bale. Oklahoma State Uni- a single layer of round most important is a tightly and your cow herd to let unprotected. Round bales amount of precipitation versity has looked at stor- bales, store in rows with wrapped, dense bale. If storage losses reduce the do shed some rain, but sig- and humidity throughout age loss differences in ends tightly together in a covering bales, make sure quality and quantity of nificant precipitation also the year. In western Kansas these methods and found north to south orientation. material is suitable to hold your hay. penetrates the bale and where both of these are causes value loss. low, round bales can be Two types of value loss stored outside without occur; reduced palatability much loss, whereas in east- along with digestibility, ern Kansas protection is Why are we so different from other off-site home builders? and dry matter loss. Dry needed to stop significant We sit with you and together come up with a custom designed matter loss is simply weight deterioration. Moisture floor plan from your ideas that fits your needs. loss due to handing of the content of the hay also de- Quality is more than a name... bale and decomposition of termines storage losses. It’s built into each home we build! the hay. Reduced palatabil- Most hay should be baled Summerfield, Kansas ity is either from high mois- between 15-20% moisture, ture content at baling or with 18% being ideal. 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OFFICE PHONE 785-776-4815 • OWNERS MERVIN SEXTON & JOHN CLINE For our sale Friday May 18th, a good attendance of buyers made for a steady to strong market on all classes of cattle of- Ron & Tim Grossnickle Corning 4 blk [email protected] Danny Van Donge Havensville 1 bwf [email protected] fered. Cull cows and bulls were selling at fully steady prices Fred Singer Abilene 6 herford [email protected] DJ Bacon Council Grove 1 blk [email protected] with a good demand. Following is a partial listing. 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