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Hay Sampling question
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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 689555" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Mostly I'd take samples from 10 - 20 bales and combine them into one text. Average the load. But I can see the need to maybe test smaller lots if you buy a load and it is supposed to last the entire year. One bad bale that lasts a month could reak havoc on nutrition. You will have to use your best judgement on that.</p><p></p><p>I'd do the same when checking hay I bale. Randomly sample 20 bales for every 10 acres or so. What I am interested in is a good average for the cutting. I started testing my own hay last year when the drought hit. It was the only way to know the nutritional value of my hay. I knew what I thought it would be and it was pretty close, but without the test their was no way to know for sure. After I got the results back I knew how to feed the different types of hay. Kept me from supplementing stuff that didn't need to be supplemented.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 689555, member: 7795"] Mostly I'd take samples from 10 - 20 bales and combine them into one text. Average the load. But I can see the need to maybe test smaller lots if you buy a load and it is supposed to last the entire year. One bad bale that lasts a month could reak havoc on nutrition. You will have to use your best judgement on that. I'd do the same when checking hay I bale. Randomly sample 20 bales for every 10 acres or so. What I am interested in is a good average for the cutting. I started testing my own hay last year when the drought hit. It was the only way to know the nutritional value of my hay. I knew what I thought it would be and it was pretty close, but without the test their was no way to know for sure. After I got the results back I knew how to feed the different types of hay. Kept me from supplementing stuff that didn't need to be supplemented. [/QUOTE]
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