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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 667577" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Affording the shed...Ok, let's think about that. If you can save say 10 - 15%, quantity and quality. Depending on where you are and your conditions, now I realize that if you are in an area where the only water you hay gets is from irrigation you might not need a barn. But let's say you bale 100 acres of hay a year. Don't need to go into how many bales per acre. If you store your hay in a fashion that will save that 10 - 15 percent loss from rot and quality loss you now have to bale only 85 - 90 acres to have the same amount of useable hay.</p><p></p><p>That is 10 - 15 acres less wear and tear, fuel and oil, time and <strong>fer-t-lizer</strong> :shock: and you have 10 - 15 acres for the other cattle to utilize or maybe more hay to sell.</p><p></p><p>Now if you are buying and storing small amounts for short terms. By all means, a little work and scrounging of materials to fix a well drained area and covering with tarps or plastic is probably going to be more economical. I used to store close to 200 on crossties, light poles, and even used palets before I had access to barn storage. Had close to a $1000 tied up in Bale Bonnets to shed the water. They were worth every penny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 667577, member: 7795"] Affording the shed...Ok, let's think about that. If you can save say 10 - 15%, quantity and quality. Depending on where you are and your conditions, now I realize that if you are in an area where the only water you hay gets is from irrigation you might not need a barn. But let's say you bale 100 acres of hay a year. Don't need to go into how many bales per acre. If you store your hay in a fashion that will save that 10 - 15 percent loss from rot and quality loss you now have to bale only 85 - 90 acres to have the same amount of useable hay. That is 10 - 15 acres less wear and tear, fuel and oil, time and [b]fer-t-lizer[/b] :shock: and you have 10 - 15 acres for the other cattle to utilize or maybe more hay to sell. Now if you are buying and storing small amounts for short terms. By all means, a little work and scrounging of materials to fix a well drained area and covering with tarps or plastic is probably going to be more economical. I used to store close to 200 on crossties, light poles, and even used palets before I had access to barn storage. Had close to a $1000 tied up in Bale Bonnets to shed the water. They were worth every penny. [/QUOTE]
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