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<blockquote data-quote="Family Tradition" data-source="post: 564814" data-attributes="member: 4665"><p>Dun here is a short summury for baling hay from the Arkansas Extension Services. </p><p><a href="http://www.aragriculture.org/forage_pasture/Management_Guides/Forages_Self_Help_Guide7.htm" target="_blank">http://www.aragriculture.org/forage_pas ... Guide7.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Baling Hay</p><p></p><p>Baling should also be done in the same direction as mowing and raking. Baling should progress at a slow enough speed that the hay will be cleanly and evenly fed into the baler. It is important to keep the density, size and shape of bales relatively constant as this aids in storage and handling.</p><p></p><p>Leaf losses can also be high during baling operations, ranging from 1 to 15 percent. One way to reduce leaf loss at baling is to spray an organic acid (propionic acid is most commonly used) on the hay which then allows baling at moisture levels up to 30 percent rather than the 15 to 20 percent range normally required for safe storage without mold damage.</p><p></p><p>Baling losses with conventional balers (producing small rectangular bales) are typically 3 to 8 percent, while baling losses with large round balers can vary from 5 to 15 percent. Thus, the potential baling loss is greater with large round balers, but a skillful operator may keep such losses as low or lower than would be obtained with a conventional baler.</p><p></p><p>It should be emphasized that these figures do not account for storage or feeding losses. Round bales stored outside may have a high spoilage loss, while hay stored inside should have virtually no storage loss. Feeding losses also tend to be much higher with round bales than with conventional bales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Family Tradition, post: 564814, member: 4665"] Dun here is a short summury for baling hay from the Arkansas Extension Services. [url=http://www.aragriculture.org/forage_pasture/Management_Guides/Forages_Self_Help_Guide7.htm]http://www.aragriculture.org/forage_pas ... Guide7.htm[/url] Baling Hay Baling should also be done in the same direction as mowing and raking. Baling should progress at a slow enough speed that the hay will be cleanly and evenly fed into the baler. It is important to keep the density, size and shape of bales relatively constant as this aids in storage and handling. Leaf losses can also be high during baling operations, ranging from 1 to 15 percent. One way to reduce leaf loss at baling is to spray an organic acid (propionic acid is most commonly used) on the hay which then allows baling at moisture levels up to 30 percent rather than the 15 to 20 percent range normally required for safe storage without mold damage. Baling losses with conventional balers (producing small rectangular bales) are typically 3 to 8 percent, while baling losses with large round balers can vary from 5 to 15 percent. Thus, the potential baling loss is greater with large round balers, but a skillful operator may keep such losses as low or lower than would be obtained with a conventional baler. It should be emphasized that these figures do not account for storage or feeding losses. Round bales stored outside may have a high spoilage loss, while hay stored inside should have virtually no storage loss. Feeding losses also tend to be much higher with round bales than with conventional bales. [/QUOTE]
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