Posted by Matt from CT on August 19, 2007 at 05:34:11 from (76.231.244.180):
In Reply to: crazy prices posted by MNBob on August 18, 2007 at 07:38:40:
Last year, local Coop had some loosely baled wheat hay as "straw" for $6 then nothing. Agway had excellent straw...at $7 per 40# bale.
Did buy a few bales last year for the garden for a specific project. Planned this year out to not use any!
I can get it for a couple bucks less usually if a friend whose a retired dairy farmer has any in stock (he uses it for his residual herd of animals he keeps for the real estate tax breaks).
Remember, this is Southern New England...where we don't grow grain crops. Last year was the first time this 37 y/o ever saw a combine in use in my area! Little tow behind one, by a dairy farmer whose hobby is draught horses...raised his own oats.
Virtually all our field crops are silage corn and hay, so it's not like there's many options for someone to buy straw from a farmer.
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