Curious question

larry@stinescorner · Dec 18, 2017

I dont know much about large square bales.This is at a horse pasture in NJ.They left all the bales outside for a long time now,,dont they get wet?I pulled over to take the picture,,there are many in the large pasture,,the picture doesnt show them all.

Bonnan · Dec 18, 2017

Larry, around here in Western Pa large bales like that go to the underground mushroom farms
Jim B

Kickinbull · Dec 18, 2017

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steve19438 · Dec 18, 2017

did ya know it takes six lbs. of horse poop to make one lb of mushrooms.

roy prins · Dec 18, 2017

As I see it the quicker You stack them -the less spoilage - the tops of every bale and all the sides are out in the weather if You dont -- To some it doesnt seem to bother I guess -but under every bale is also some regrowth problems to-- I guess if You are not out for maximum profit You can do anything Ya want -- just My thoughts --- Roy

larry@stinescorner · Dec 18, 2017

that might be the guy that baled the hay,it is at the lana lobell horse farm one year his tractor burned up in the field

Traditional Farmer · Dec 18, 2017

They'd be some heavy rascals by Spring.

larry@stinescorner · Dec 18, 2017

you said it,,some are in low lying areas too

Oregon Tractor Jack · Dec 18, 2017

They are going to have a bunch of sick or dead horses if they let them eat that hay. Horses are not like cattle. You can not feed them any moldy hay. They will colic and die. The wife has lost several horse due to this.

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larry@stinescorner · Dec 18, 2017

Im pretty sure they dont intend to feed it to the horses,,they dont have many horses there ,and a lot of pasture,they only bale it one time and its not real nice hay to begin with

centash · Dec 18, 2017

Around here, if it's straw or poor hay to start with, they will go to a mushroom farm.
Ben

JD Seller · Dec 18, 2017

Larry I will bet that is Wesley's hay. He does bale in your area and 95% of it goes to the mushroom barns. They want it with some moisture in it. Rotting stinky works well for the compost they use in for the mushrooms.

in-too-deep · Dec 18, 2017

Bugs the s out of me when people leave bales out in the field.

SVcummins · Dec 18, 2017

Around here the horses eat what the cows eat and always have

Andy C · Dec 19, 2017

Probably for the mushroom hay market which is flooded this year. Many bales been sitting sitting in fields here (SE PA) for over a year now!

Texasmark1 · Dec 19, 2017

Don't know much about them but we have some farms that do the super large square bales....maybe 5000#. They bale them and stack at the end of the field, half a dozen on the ground with 2 more layers on top of that. Packed really tight so it would be really hard for moisture to penetrate would be my guess. I do not know what they do with it however.

PaGlenn · Dec 19, 2017

The farmer across from my farm cut one of my fields on a regular basis. On occasion he would bale the large ones. I asked him once and he said he sold them to mushroom farms. He was never in a hurry to pick them up.

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