tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post6179518250002089746..comments2023-11-28T11:33:52.133-08:00Comments on Canadian Crafter: Square Bales 101KansasAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11860041177272594310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post-4078628180012292962007-06-25T08:10:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:10:00.000-07:00I love that you are posting this stuff. Jon and I ...I love that you are posting this stuff. Jon and I have been talking about going off the grid and doing more for ourselves (just today we were out of electric for over 4 hours.. So, what good days it do for us to be on.. I swear I have never lived any where else that the electric goes out so much.. The company always has a reason tho..lol..)<BR/> <BR/>Anyway, of course doing hay is something we need to do. So, You can bet I'll be back visiting your site here soon to show my husband how you all have been doing it. We have to learn and do it..<BR/><BR/>I am also going to get a couple chickens. I have NO CLUE on how many to get for a family of 4. Yes, we had chicks before but we gave them away (at that time hubby wasn't all for this way of living but now I have won him over...lol..)<BR/><BR/>Well I am going to get back to reading your blog.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for such great post!<BR/>Dora Renee' WilkersonDora Renee Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502624010736702600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post-87872343553125738292007-06-24T08:57:00.000-07:002007-06-24T08:57:00.000-07:00I decided to post the answer here so everyone coul...I decided to post the answer here so everyone could see. There's a few reasons why we do both round and square bales. Sometimes it's just a matter of time, if it's going to rain and we need to get the hay off the field fast, we round bale it.<BR/>A lot of hay is sold and people who have horses and no cows usually don't have the equipment to haul and feed out round bales so they buy squares. A round bale equals about 15 or so squares and unless you have the equipment it's just too heavy to handle. Sometimes it's just the weather that decides, if the hay does get considerably rained on then it is usually flipped again to dry out but will then be round baled and fed to the cows who are much more accepting of it than horses. There's also a difference in the cuts, first cut of the season is considered the best by many, but second and third not as good so that will make a difference too.KansasAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860041177272594310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post-85991179496722702522007-06-23T21:30:00.000-07:002007-06-23T21:30:00.000-07:00Thanks for the pictures and the insights into what...Thanks for the pictures and the insights into what it is you do, and how it's done! Can you tell me why you do some round bales & some square bales, though? I've just done a google search & read through a really nice article on the economics of one system versus the other, and the storage & spoilage of each type, but it didn't say why anybody would do both.<BR/><BR/>See what you've got us city folk doing? Considering hay baling & the merits of square versus round bales, white mold versus black mold, storage and spoilage! Oh my.David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post-87059972272684134582007-06-23T17:03:00.000-07:002007-06-23T17:03:00.000-07:00Kansas - I am in awe of you!! I love the names yo...Kansas - I am in awe of you!! <BR/><BR/>I love the names you give your machines, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075801.post-24019188351238088252007-06-22T23:13:00.000-07:002007-06-22T23:13:00.000-07:00Kansas...The pioneer woman has got nothing on you....Kansas...The pioneer woman has got nothing on you....I love your thingy...PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com