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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1970"><p>If you loose 4 inches of a 5X5 bale you have lost 20% of the bale. In other words, you have to feed 5 bales to have the quivilent of 4. Even at 16 bucks a bale it doesn't take many bales to make up the difference in the cost of a good tarp system.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> Craig, I have been debateing on</p><p>> wheather to start covering my hay</p><p>> to, and after talking to farmers</p><p>> around my area and cheeking the</p><p>> research here is what I have found</p><p>> out.</p><p></p><p>> First of all the tarps don't come</p><p>> cheep at all, second I have read</p><p>> where studies have been done and</p><p>> some manufactors of these tarps</p><p>> are changing colors of the tarps</p><p>> from silver and black to white to</p><p>> get temps. down because what they</p><p>> are finding out is that they</p><p>> increase the temps. to over 100</p><p>> degrees under the tarps and alot</p><p>> of the nutrtional value is getting</p><p>> baked out by the time it is fed,</p><p>> They say the weight of the roll</p><p>> decreases alot after being under</p><p>> that much heat. My hay is left out</p><p>> side and my cows eat 90% to 95% of</p><p>> it most of the time. My only</p><p>> concern was the first 3inches of</p><p>> it is moldy and them eating it. A</p><p>> old farmer near me says he has</p><p>> been feeding his uncovered that</p><p>> way for 20 yrs are more and says</p><p>> it want hurt a cow but it will a</p><p>> horse. So based on the nutritional</p><p>> facts of loss due to the extra</p><p>> heat,if that is true, I think your</p><p>> pretty much where you started off</p><p>> with the very little loss from not</p><p>> covering.</p><p></p><p>> I know one thing, with the price</p><p>> of them, somebody sure does have a</p><p>> $ mark up with them just being</p><p>> heavy plastic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1970"] If you loose 4 inches of a 5X5 bale you have lost 20% of the bale. In other words, you have to feed 5 bales to have the quivilent of 4. Even at 16 bucks a bale it doesn't take many bales to make up the difference in the cost of a good tarp system. dunmovin farms > Craig, I have been debateing on > wheather to start covering my hay > to, and after talking to farmers > around my area and cheeking the > research here is what I have found > out. > First of all the tarps don't come > cheep at all, second I have read > where studies have been done and > some manufactors of these tarps > are changing colors of the tarps > from silver and black to white to > get temps. down because what they > are finding out is that they > increase the temps. to over 100 > degrees under the tarps and alot > of the nutrtional value is getting > baked out by the time it is fed, > They say the weight of the roll > decreases alot after being under > that much heat. My hay is left out > side and my cows eat 90% to 95% of > it most of the time. My only > concern was the first 3inches of > it is moldy and them eating it. A > old farmer near me says he has > been feeding his uncovered that > way for 20 yrs are more and says > it want hurt a cow but it will a > horse. So based on the nutritional > facts of loss due to the extra > heat,if that is true, I think your > pretty much where you started off > with the very little loss from not > covering. > I know one thing, with the price > of them, somebody sure does have a > $ mark up with them just being > heavy plastic. [/QUOTE]
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