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<blockquote data-quote="john250" data-source="post: 852778" data-attributes="member: 4406"><p>Injecting molasses is also done, but I have no experience with that. I have fed some cornstalks. It is a desperation measue. The nutrient vs weight means you can only haul short distances. Cows love to pick through the bales, but in the end they leave most of it. It is best net-wrapped, as the bales want to fall apart. </p><p> Cubes are much more nutrient dense. 5 lbs of corn/day is pretty cheap when you consider the calories in there. I spent a lot of money feeding the herd due to terrible local weather a couple of winters ago. I know nutrient density travels cheaper. </p><p>I'll justify my decision with this. When I was buying feed I had too many head for my resources and cows were cheap. I caught a break, and although I ended up selling some for cash flow later I got a good healthy rise in cow prices to help me out. </p><p>I don't think I would feed them at the price they are now. Better to be out from under that burden. Unless you think they will go "a lot" higher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="john250, post: 852778, member: 4406"] Injecting molasses is also done, but I have no experience with that. I have fed some cornstalks. It is a desperation measue. The nutrient vs weight means you can only haul short distances. Cows love to pick through the bales, but in the end they leave most of it. It is best net-wrapped, as the bales want to fall apart. Cubes are much more nutrient dense. 5 lbs of corn/day is pretty cheap when you consider the calories in there. I spent a lot of money feeding the herd due to terrible local weather a couple of winters ago. I know nutrient density travels cheaper. I'll justify my decision with this. When I was buying feed I had too many head for my resources and cows were cheap. I caught a break, and although I ended up selling some for cash flow later I got a good healthy rise in cow prices to help me out. I don't think I would feed them at the price they are now. Better to be out from under that burden. Unless you think they will go "a lot" higher. [/QUOTE]
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