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To: nasdaqian who wrote (55034)	8/22/2000 5:32:42 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<These were tied with that black (nylon?) twine.>> I've seen the bales tied with plastic, black and red. That's a substitute for the tan manilla twine. It's probably stronger but I doubt it's used on compressed bales, may be just easier to feed through the baler and less prone to snarl. Wire tied are just that. Wire that is similar to tie wire used to tie rebar. It requires a baler that can twist it instead of making a nice knot. Don't lean over the bale when you use your dykes to cut it. Sharp ends can get a eye. <<I don't have any need to buy any, yet, but the hay ads I've seen here goes for $7/bale! >> Not bad, if they deliver, stack, feed, pick the stalls and groom your horse. We get a good mix of orchard/alfalfa, 40 pound bales, delivered and stacked, no mold, sweet as your high school love, for $2.75/bale. He stores it and brings it a pickup truck at a time. He's also 85 and could play college football. Had a neighbor who built a nice leanto. She used to buy round bales and put them under shelter. BBBiiiiggg bales. Put a spear on the tractor and move them. A horse won't founder on hay. In winter you need to up the hay and cut the grain. Grain gives energy, hay digestion makes heat. Like when it's 15 degrees and snowing and you see a horse steaming, that's the hay burning.