Price of hay is all over the place here in SE Texas. My supplier that sold me 400 rolls last year, and who has sold me a lot of hay in the past, wanted to triple his price. Told him no thanks, I would sell the cattle before I would pay that. That was a few months ago. Guess he must have had a change of heart,or maybe did a little math.....namely..... sell hay at a large price this year, make lots of money, next year sell hay to nobody, but horse owners, as most of the cattle people with any sense have sold out. I just hope cattlemen and women will remember who stuck it to em, and who took care of em....I got good coastal 4/6 bales for 35 bucks, didnt get all I wanted but I got enough to get by with a little luck....Having said all this I hope some of my Texas and Okie cattlemen will remember something.. I can remember 3 times now that we have had tough droughts, and our neighbors have profitted from our troubles...Ranchers from Texas and Oklahoma have sent hay out of state at no charge to other areas of the country that were in a bind, all they had to do was pay the shipping. I know that some hay was sent to the panhandle of Texas last year after the fires from other states, and for that I am sure they are grateful. Now I am seeing scenes from 1993 and 94. 18 wheeler cattle trailers loaded with hay going south and going back north loaded with cattle. It got under my skin back then, and it shouldnt be happening now
