Am I the only one who missed the good old-fashioned square (well, =
rectangular) bales of hay? They were much more picturesque and useful. =
A bale of hay is a good place to sit. Several can be used for a =
hayride. You can put some in your front lawn with a scarecrow and =
pumpkins for fall decoration. They're good to put in strategic spots to =
stop erosion. One person can carry a hale bale or two and move where =
needed.
Those big round bales just don't look the same sitting out in the field. =
They're not easy to sit on, and require a tractor to move them. I can =
just imagine sitting one in the front yard.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:35 PM
Subject: Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
Naw, most of our rednecks around here are pretty laid back. Besides I =
now have a concealed carry
permit myself. Most Bubbas are proud of their dogs too. You just yell =
at them - "Hey Bubba, what the
he** kinda dawg is that?" Usually they'll tell you the whole pedigree =
of both the dog and the owner.
Besides that, you can only find them big round bales of hay around =
here and one fills up the bed of
the pickemup.
George
"Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> Gosh, George!! Was there a bale of hay in the back of the pickup =
and a gun
> on a gunrack behind the driver? If so, you probably did the wise =
thing, by
> not accosting the driver/owner.
> ann
> Subject: Re: OT: cat hair
> It looked like a normal black lab but had longer hair than normal =
and was
> cut in a "lion" cut. May
> have been a cross-breed but sure looked like a real lab. He/she =
was riding
> in the back of a pickup
> so didn't get a chance to talk to the owner.
> George
> "Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> We saw a long-haired labrador retriever with a lion cut last =
week.
> Funniest looking dog I ever saw.
> He/she didn't seem embarrassed though.
> George
From: Elizabeth
Am I the only one who missed the good old-fashioned square (well,
rectangular) bales of hay? They were much more picturesque and useful.
I agree. I see them around here once in a while. There is a lot of hay
bailing going on, lots of truck gardening, dairies. Most of the time, tho
its the big round hay thingies.
A bale of hay is a good place to sit. Several can be used for a hayride.
You can put some in your front lawn with a scarecrow and pumpkins for fall
decoration. They're good to put in strategic spots to stop erosion. One
person can carry a hale bale or two and move where needed.
Those big round bales just don't look the same sitting out in the field.
They're not easy to sit on, and require a tractor to move them. I can just
imagine sitting one in the front yard.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
ps. Was down your way a couple of weekends ago attending our annual family
reunion. Hot as the dickens - rained all day and we all sat on the big
front porch and gabbed all day. Lots of fun.
ann
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:35 PM
Subject: Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
Naw, most of our rednecks around here are pretty laid back. Besides I now
have a concealed carry
permit myself. Most Bubbas are proud of their dogs too. You just yell at
them - "Hey Bubba, what the
he** kinda dawg is that?" Usually they'll tell you the whole pedigree of
both the dog and the owner.
Besides that, you can only find them big round bales of hay around here
and one fills up the bed of
the pickemup.
George
"Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> Gosh, George!! Was there a bale of hay in the back of the pickup and a
gun
> on a gunrack behind the driver? If so, you probably did the wise thing,
by
> not accosting the driver/owner.
> ann
> Subject: Re: OT: cat hair
> It looked like a normal black lab but had longer hair than normal and
was
> cut in a "lion" cut. May
> have been a cross-breed but sure looked like a real lab. He/she was
riding
> in the back of a pickup
> so didn't get a chance to talk to the owner.
> George
> "Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> We saw a long-haired labrador retriever with a lion cut last week.
> Funniest looking dog I ever saw.
> He/she didn't seem embarrassed though.
> George
Not to mention that rectangular bales have several "pads" of hay each. Each pad is the right size to
put in the garden between rows as mulch. The big ones have to be picked apart. One of our local
supermarkets gets a couple of dozen rectangular bales in every year at Halloween. I have made
arrangements with them in the past to pick them up to save them having to toss them in the dumpster.
Just a public service we do occasionally.
George
Elizabeth wrote:
It's been very hot the last several weeks, but we've actually been =
getting enough rain this year. Too much sometimes! We had about 4" in =
an hour 2 weeks ago, and the ground is still soggy in areas.
Whereabouts was your family reunion? Did you get to see your nephew and =
Clyde?
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann B. Mullikin
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: Hay Bales was:Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
From: Elizabeth
Am I the only one who missed the good old-fashioned square (well,
rectangular) bales of hay? They were much more picturesque and =
useful.
I agree. I see them around here once in a while. There is a lot of =
hay
bailing going on, lots of truck gardening, dairies. Most of the time, =
tho
its the big round hay thingies.
A bale of hay is a good place to sit. Several can be used for a =
hayride.
You can put some in your front lawn with a scarecrow and pumpkins for =
fall
decoration. They're good to put in strategic spots to stop =
erosion. One
person can carry a hale bale or two and move where needed.
Those big round bales just don't look the same sitting out in the =
field.
They're not easy to sit on, and require a tractor to move them. I can =
just
imagine sitting one in the front yard.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
ps. Was down your way a couple of weekends ago attending our annual =
family
reunion. Hot as the dickens - rained all day and we all sat on the =
big
front porch and gabbed all day. Lots of fun.
ann
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:35 PM
Subject: Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
Naw, most of our rednecks around here are pretty laid back. Besides =
I now
have a concealed carry
permit myself. Most Bubbas are proud of their dogs too. You just =
yell at
them - "Hey Bubba, what the
he** kinda dawg is that?" Usually they'll tell you the whole =
pedigree of
both the dog and the owner.
Besides that, you can only find them big round bales of hay around =
here
and one fills up the bed of
the pickemup.
George
"Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> Gosh, George!! Was there a bale of hay in the back of the pickup =
and a
gun
> on a gunrack behind the driver? If so, you probably did the wise =
thing,
by
> not accosting the driver/owner.
> ann
> Subject: Re: OT: cat hair
> It looked like a normal black lab but had longer hair than =
normal and
was
> cut in a "lion" cut. May
> have been a cross-breed but sure looked like a real lab. He/she =
was
riding
> in the back of a pickup
> so didn't get a chance to talk to the owner.
> George
> "Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> We saw a long-haired labrador retriever with a lion cut last =
week.
> Funniest looking dog I ever saw.
> He/she didn't seem embarrassed though.
> George
Do you think you mean "straw bales"?Hay is full of seeds not really good
material in the garden whereas straw is ok.Hay is what animals eat straw
is bedding material etc. not eaten.I can easily find either in my rural
area, from the farmer or at the feed and seed store.
Stormy
From: Elizabeth
It's been very hot the last several weeks, but we've actually been getting
enough rain this year. Too much sometimes! We had about 4" in an hour 2
weeks ago, and the ground is still soggy in areas.
Whereabouts was your family reunion?
In Robertson County, at Mt. Olivet which is about half an hour's drive from
Maysville. It is about a 45 minute drive from Lexington. This is where one
of my sisters lives. She is living on the farm where I was born and raised.
I have sons who live in Frankfort and Sadieville.
Did you get to see your nephew and Clyde?
Oh yes indeed. You have never seen such hugging going on :-) I get a funny
feeling just looking at Clyde because he is a black version of Ruffian. I
took Ruffian back to visit his brother Clyde at last year's reunion and they
almost tore each other's thoats out. Two intact males and each thought he
was alpha dog.
ann
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann B. Mullikin
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: Hay Bales was:Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
From: Elizabeth
Am I the only one who missed the good old-fashioned square (well,
rectangular) bales of hay? They were much more picturesque and useful.
I agree. I see them around here once in a while. There is a lot of hay
bailing going on, lots of truck gardening, dairies. Most of the time, tho
its the big round hay thingies.
A bale of hay is a good place to sit. Several can be used for a hayride.
You can put some in your front lawn with a scarecrow and pumpkins for fall
decoration. They're good to put in strategic spots to stop erosion.
One
person can carry a hale bale or two and move where needed.
Those big round bales just don't look the same sitting out in the field.
They're not easy to sit on, and require a tractor to move them. I can
just
imagine sitting one in the front yard.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
ps. Was down your way a couple of weekends ago attending our annual
family
reunion. Hot as the dickens - rained all day and we all sat on the big
front porch and gabbed all day. Lots of fun.
ann
----- Original Message -----
From: George Shirley
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:35 PM
Subject: Hairy Labs, was Re: OT: cat hair
Naw, most of our rednecks around here are pretty laid back. Besides I
now
have a concealed carry
permit myself. Most Bubbas are proud of their dogs too. You just yell at
them - "Hey Bubba, what the
he** kinda dawg is that?" Usually they'll tell you the whole pedigree of
both the dog and the owner.
Besides that, you can only find them big round bales of hay around here
and one fills up the bed of
the pickemup.
George
"Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> Gosh, George!! Was there a bale of hay in the back of the pickup and
a
gun
> on a gunrack behind the driver? If so, you probably did the wise
thing,
by
> not accosting the driver/owner.
> ann
> Subject: Re: OT: cat hair
> It looked like a normal black lab but had longer hair than normal
and
was
> cut in a "lion" cut. May
> have been a cross-breed but sure looked like a real lab. He/she was
riding
> in the back of a pickup
> so didn't get a chance to talk to the owner.
> George
> "Ann B. Mullikin" wrote:
> We saw a long-haired labrador retriever with a lion cut last
week.
> Funniest looking dog I ever saw.
> He/she didn't seem embarrassed though.
> George
From: George Shirley
> Not to mention that rectangular bales have several "pads" of hay each.
Each pad is the right size to
> put in the garden between rows as mulch. The big ones have to be picked
apart. One of our local
> supermarkets gets a couple of dozen rectangular bales in every year at
Halloween. I have made
> arrangements with them in the past to pick them up to save them having to
toss them in the dumpster.
> Just a public service we do occasionally.
You're all heart, George. ann
rectangular) bales of hay? They were much more picturesque and useful.
> A bale of hay is a good place to sit. Several can be used for a
hayride. You can put some in your front lawn with a scarecrow and pumpkins
for fall decoration. They're good to put in strategic spots to stop
erosion. One person can carry a hale bale or two and move where needed.
> Those big round bales just don't look the same sitting out in the field.
They're not easy to sit on, and require a tractor to move them. I can just
imagine sitting one in the front yard.
now have a concealed carry
> permit myself. Most Bubbas are proud of their dogs too. You just yell
at them - "Hey Bubba, what the
> he** kinda dawg is that?" Usually they'll tell you the whole pedigree
of both the dog and the owner.
> Besides that, you can only find them big round bales of hay around
here and one fills up the bed of
and a gun
> on a gunrack behind the driver? If so, you probably did the wise
thing, by
and was
> cut in a "lion" cut. May
> have been a cross-breed but sure looked like a real lab. He/she
was riding
week.
Pasture hay in Idaho means alfalfa, and it is loaded with seeds. It's
animal feed, not mulch. We do get wheat straw, and many if not most of
those bales are rectangular. Margaret L
No such thing as straw bales down here. It's usually either Pensacola Bahia or one of the other good
pasture/hay grasses. If the bale was cut at the right time there's not much seed in it but that's
one of the chances you take. Used to be you could get all the rice hulls you wanted but someone
invented a small power plant that burns rice hulls and we don't see much of them anymore. Rice straw
is used for something else so we don't see any of that either. It's pasture hay or nothing.
George
Stormy & Gary wrote:
LJL wrote:
Scranton must be way behind the times - and for once I'm glad. I haven't
seen any kind of hay except in bales. I have one in the garage and another
in the barn right now.
Carol
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They still sell them in the NE, but I have to look for them. They are
used at Halloween and Thanksgiving the most. I know of one garden center
that carries them all the time, but haven't looked at the others.
The past few years I have managed to pick up a couple of bales right
after the holidays, people toss them out while they are still nice and
clean.
I used to use them all the time, between the rows, when we had a larger
gardening area, ala Ruth Stout.
Jo
NJ
What I used to get was salt hay because that was what RS recommended.
I think it still listed a salt hay in the garden centers.
Jo
NJ
Stormy & Gary wrote:
Our crops down here are rice, rice, rice, and soybeans. Not any wheat that I know of and in north
Louisiana they seem to grow only cotton. Not much chance of getting a bale of straw here. To hot for
alfafa too. Back when we had milk goats and a cow a fellow used to go up to Colorado and buy a float
load of alfafa and bring it down to SE Texas. Ordinary hay was 35 cents a bale, the alfafa was
$1.50. Sure increased the milk those critters gave though so recko it was worth it. That's when a
gallon of cow's milk was 1 buck at the farm, bring your own bottle.
George
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> No such thing as straw bales down here. It's usually either Pensacola
Bahia or one of the other good
> pasture/hay grasses. If the bale was cut at the right time there's not
much seed in it but that's
> one of the chances you take.
Good quality hay has no seeds or at least very few. The stuff with to much
seed will give a horse and most cows a bellyache. Any animal that big with
a big bellyache is an expensive vet bill. We used to watch the bales as
they came into the barn. If the supplier tried to slip in a few to many
with seeds we sent the whole lot back. Can't imagine how to check on those
big round bales. Course most are baled like that for the farmers own use.
Most buying bales get the smallers ones for ease of movement, hauling and
stacking. As in, the people I used to work for still buy the smaller square
bales as feed for their horses, as well a baling their own squares.
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26
