Comments on: Hay bale basics http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/hay-bale-basics Books & Authors Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:21:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Carolyn Haley http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/hay-bale-basics#comment-1199 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:12:52 +0000 http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/hay-bale-basics#comment-1199 I can't answer the question from fact -- I just don't know what kinds of grasses and legumes were in my bales -- but logic says, "Yes." This year's hay bales, obtained from different sources, look and feel much different from last year's. Lighter in color and texture; shorter stalks; overall, a dryer feel, closer to straw than hay. I will see if my suppliers can tell me what the particular batches were, and post here if/when I find out. I can’t answer the question from fact — I just don’t know what kinds of grasses and legumes were in my bales — but logic says, “Yes.”

This year’s hay bales, obtained from different sources, look and feel much different from last year’s. Lighter in color and texture; shorter stalks; overall, a dryer feel, closer to straw than hay.

I will see if my suppliers can tell me what the particular batches were, and post here if/when I find out.

]]> by: sally noonan http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/hay-bale-basics#comment-1198 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/hay-bale-basics#comment-1198 Carolyn, I'm no gardener, but have fed thousands of bales of hay over the years to horses and other stock. Did the grass-legume mix differ from one year to the other? Cheers Sally Carolyn, I’m no gardener, but have fed thousands of bales of hay over the years to horses and other stock. Did the grass-legume mix differ from one year to the other?
Cheers
Sally

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