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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 156373" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>Price difference between 5' x 6' straw bales weighing 1000lbs and hay bales weighing 1500lbs during the drought :</p><p></p><p>straw $20 ($40 for 2000lb square wheat straw bales)</p><p>hay $55 (if a person could find any for sale)</p><p></p><p>Going on that, if a person was paying around $8 a bale to have them trucked home (price for trucking was based on full semi load of bales and mileage - so charged for volume and not weight on the rate).</p><p></p><p>Even when the rolled barley supplement was figured into the equation (feed barley was around $108 a tonne), it was still more cost efficient to feed the straw/barley ration as opposed to the straight hay ration.</p><p></p><p>Plus, there simply was no hay available to purchase.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, just hope that this helps clarify our reasons for supplementing the straw during the drought. Basically, it was used as "push" for the grain (to keep the rumen working and keeping the cows from getting bunged up), also as fill so that the cows felt full.</p><p></p><p>Have enjoyed reading the alternative feeding methods on this thread.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 156373, member: 220"] Price difference between 5' x 6' straw bales weighing 1000lbs and hay bales weighing 1500lbs during the drought : straw $20 ($40 for 2000lb square wheat straw bales) hay $55 (if a person could find any for sale) Going on that, if a person was paying around $8 a bale to have them trucked home (price for trucking was based on full semi load of bales and mileage - so charged for volume and not weight on the rate). Even when the rolled barley supplement was figured into the equation (feed barley was around $108 a tonne), it was still more cost efficient to feed the straw/barley ration as opposed to the straight hay ration. Plus, there simply was no hay available to purchase. Anyway, just hope that this helps clarify our reasons for supplementing the straw during the drought. Basically, it was used as "push" for the grain (to keep the rumen working and keeping the cows from getting bunged up), also as fill so that the cows felt full. Have enjoyed reading the alternative feeding methods on this thread. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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