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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Loin" data-source="post: 388993" data-attributes="member: 5601"><p>Re:</p><p></p><p>Sounds to me like someone needs a lesson on when to bale and when not to bale.</p><p></p><p>Fact: Round bales were not meant to be stored in a barn, unless you use the very same criteria as to moisture content and proceedure that you would use for square bales.</p><p>Round baling was developed for storage outside with at least a foot of air space all around them so they can finish curing. When you pack them all together tight in a barn you are just as likely to cause a fire as you are with square bales.</p><p></p><p>If you are going to store round bales in a barn, let them cure for a few days in the field, then check them before putting them in any building.</p><p></p><p>To check them, pick the wettest part of your field and put your hand into the center of a bale and feel for heat.</p><p>If it is hot to the touch, don't put them inside, let them cure some more in the field.</p><p>If it takes over 3 days for you to detect no heat, you are baling your hay too soon after cutting. Your baling hay while it is still green, and that's a NO NO!</p><p>SL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Loin, post: 388993, member: 5601"] Re: Sounds to me like someone needs a lesson on when to bale and when not to bale. Fact: Round bales were not meant to be stored in a barn, unless you use the very same criteria as to moisture content and proceedure that you would use for square bales. Round baling was developed for storage outside with at least a foot of air space all around them so they can finish curing. When you pack them all together tight in a barn you are just as likely to cause a fire as you are with square bales. If you are going to store round bales in a barn, let them cure for a few days in the field, then check them before putting them in any building. To check them, pick the wettest part of your field and put your hand into the center of a bale and feel for heat. If it is hot to the touch, don’t put them inside, let them cure some more in the field. If it takes over 3 days for you to detect no heat, you are baling your hay too soon after cutting. Your baling hay while it is still green, and that’s a NO NO! SL [/QUOTE]
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