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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 251074" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>I don't know that I'd wrap it. I don't think that wrapping in plastic would really do anything to soften the stems. Hay quality is the highest it will ever be when it is cut, it's all downhill from there. Wrapping lower quality stuff only runs the cost up, IMHO, unless you're in an area where weather issues make dry hay hard to make, and you might lose more quality 'doing it cheap' letting it lay on the ground to dry than you would by wrapping it and getting it put up quick. Depends on your costs I guess and how much you need the hay. For the money you might do better to bale it as dry hay and grind it to deal with stems, if you want, or just feed it as is and supplement with grain, molasses, or better quality hay. </p><p></p><p>I'm always surprised at what cattle will and won't eat. Cattle will eat stuff as hay that they wouldn't touch when green and growing. I've had cattle bum rush me when feeding two year old stemmy musty soybean/j-grass/ morningglory vine bales while leaving good clean fresh bahia bales behind. I've seen em leave unrolled bales of good clean prairie/dallisgrass hay for weedier hay with blackberry vines in it. Cow's tasters must really be different, because you never can tell what they'll leave to fight over. </p><p> CRP ground without fences and water sure makes hay look more attractive. Like I said cows will eat stuff in the hay they probably wouldn't eat standing in the field. Sure it's not the best quality but easier to use it as filler and make your good hay stretch farther. Besides, if you have your equipment and are doing it yourself, you can roll dry hay pretty cheaply if you don't have to haul it too far. </p><p> Another thing you might consider with CRP ground, if it had a lot of dead stuff in it and you got a decent rain, is shred everything off and let the tender green stuff come back, then graze or hay it. Then you'd have some pretty good material to work with. Cost more, but the quality would be there... Good luck! OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 251074, member: 2847"] I don't know that I'd wrap it. I don't think that wrapping in plastic would really do anything to soften the stems. Hay quality is the highest it will ever be when it is cut, it's all downhill from there. Wrapping lower quality stuff only runs the cost up, IMHO, unless you're in an area where weather issues make dry hay hard to make, and you might lose more quality 'doing it cheap' letting it lay on the ground to dry than you would by wrapping it and getting it put up quick. Depends on your costs I guess and how much you need the hay. For the money you might do better to bale it as dry hay and grind it to deal with stems, if you want, or just feed it as is and supplement with grain, molasses, or better quality hay. I'm always surprised at what cattle will and won't eat. Cattle will eat stuff as hay that they wouldn't touch when green and growing. I've had cattle bum rush me when feeding two year old stemmy musty soybean/j-grass/ morningglory vine bales while leaving good clean fresh bahia bales behind. I've seen em leave unrolled bales of good clean prairie/dallisgrass hay for weedier hay with blackberry vines in it. Cow's tasters must really be different, because you never can tell what they'll leave to fight over. CRP ground without fences and water sure makes hay look more attractive. Like I said cows will eat stuff in the hay they probably wouldn't eat standing in the field. Sure it's not the best quality but easier to use it as filler and make your good hay stretch farther. Besides, if you have your equipment and are doing it yourself, you can roll dry hay pretty cheaply if you don't have to haul it too far. Another thing you might consider with CRP ground, if it had a lot of dead stuff in it and you got a decent rain, is shred everything off and let the tender green stuff come back, then graze or hay it. Then you'd have some pretty good material to work with. Cost more, but the quality would be there... Good luck! OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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