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Redneck's Guide to Hay Testing
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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 424280" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Its not very scientific and you can't tell what the RFV is but in Bermuda, the color is a pretty good indication of the quality of hay. The amount of green in relation to the stem length can tell you a lot. Simply adding water to the hay should bring out the color. If everything was done properly, it should have a lot of green in it. </p><p></p><p>I see many folks try to sell rank Tift 44 or Alicia as feed hay. Due to their small stem sizes, both these grasses look good in a bale even if the field cut 8 rolls/acre. But if you test it in this manner, you will be able to see how much of the stem is brown versus green. If you get a high pecentage of brown then it is probably not going to test well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 424280, member: 4362"] Its not very scientific and you can't tell what the RFV is but in Bermuda, the color is a pretty good indication of the quality of hay. The amount of green in relation to the stem length can tell you a lot. Simply adding water to the hay should bring out the color. If everything was done properly, it should have a lot of green in it. I see many folks try to sell rank Tift 44 or Alicia as feed hay. Due to their small stem sizes, both these grasses look good in a bale even if the field cut 8 rolls/acre. But if you test it in this manner, you will be able to see how much of the stem is brown versus green. If you get a high pecentage of brown then it is probably not going to test well. [/QUOTE]
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