tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post268597600217104627..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: How hay bales are madeBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-79971867593263837972021-08-17T07:36:25.800-07:002021-08-17T07:36:25.800-07:00I was advised that the hay bales use a special adh...I was advised that the hay bales use a special adhesive/ glue but at this time it is hard to find and only produces in Houston, TX. What is this "special" product needed for these bales, and can't twine be used instead of the adhesive?Mandy Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941452125521901030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-69327104962050778682010-07-16T01:24:40.772-07:002010-07-16T01:24:40.772-07:00A small square bale weighs between 60 and 90lbs A...A small square bale weighs between 60 and 90lbs A big square bale weighs hundreds of pounds as much as 800lbs. I like the big square bales because they're easier for me to stack and handle, but the round bales are pretty popular. <br /><br />You'll sometimes see different bale sizes referred to as a "two string bale" or "three string bale". the more strings the larger the bale.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-19312909536090678952010-07-15T11:00:44.428-07:002010-07-15T11:00:44.428-07:00When you say big square alfalfa do you mean bigger...When you say big square alfalfa do you mean bigger than 69#?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-77266072352395528292010-07-15T10:56:47.473-07:002010-07-15T10:56:47.473-07:00Where I grew up, we hitched a wagon on behind the ...Where I grew up, we hitched a wagon on behind the baler and one or two guys rode on the wagon and stacked the bales on it as they came off the baler. It was pretty hard work, and was somewhat dangerous. My job was raking and towing the loaded wagons up to the barn. I remember once there was a thunderstorm coming and 7 loaded bale wagons in the field. I was told to run the tractor around the field and make a train of the hay wagons. That was an impossible job (think about it). I ended up with a 'train' of just two wagons and as I was racing out of the field to the barn in the driving rain, I clipped the last wagon on the concrete gate post and dumped most of the load. Boy did I catch hell! Storing wet hay is a good way to burn down your barn.Dean Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433661598382632011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-45472659901777168852010-07-15T09:16:25.618-07:002010-07-15T09:16:25.618-07:00I supply hay to the pigs mostly for beddng, though...I supply hay to the pigs mostly for beddng, though they do eat a bit of it. The ruminants eat mostly hay. I usually buy a couple of big square bales of alfalfa to supplement everyones diet. the price of alfalfa has been falling the last couple of years, and as it goes down I use more of it in my operation.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.com