Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-feed.fnsi.net!nntp.msen.com!206.132.58.120.MISMATCH!gw22.nn.bcandid.com!gate.bCandid.com!hub12.nn.bcandid.com!tw11.nn.bcandid.com.POSTED!18james.com!ron Message-ID: Supersedes: Expires: 29 Feb 2000 12:21:40 GMT Newsgroups: rec.equestrian,rec.answers,alt.animals.mules,alt.answers,misc.rural,misc.answers,news.answers Subject: Haying FAQ [9.6] From: Ronald Florence Followup-To: poster Organization: 18 James Street, Providence, RI Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) on growing, harvesting, storing, and feeding hay, for small producers and hobby farms. Sender: ron@rosie.18james.com Lines: 44 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.7.4.75 X-Trace: tw11.nn.bcandid.com 945433302 24.7.4.75 (Fri, 17 Dec 1999 05:21:42 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 05:21:42 MST Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:21:42 GMT Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.equestrian:371460 rec.answers:54655 alt.animals.mules:423 alt.answers:46089 misc.rural:84341 misc.answers:10478 news.answers:173135 Archive-name: rural/haying-faq Posting-Frequency: every 60 days URL: http://members.home.net/18james/rural/haying.html The Haying FAQ is available at http://members.home.net/18james/rural/haying.html It was last modified with additional or updated information and links on Wed Oct 20 15:33:18 1999. This is the only maintained version of the FAQ. Older versions in archives, newsgroups, or on other WWW sites are likely to be out-of-date and incomplete. The Haying FAQ and the table of contents listed below are © 1994-1999 Ronald Florence. Haying FAQ ---------- Contents 1. Why Grow Hay 2. Mowing Hay 3. Adjusting Mowers 4. Drying Hay 5. Gathering Hay 6. Small Hay Fields 7. Custom Operators 8. Equipment Costs 9. Annual Costs 10. Making Hayfields 11. Hays 12. Fertilizing Hay 13. When to Cut Hay 14. Haying Weather 15. Identifying Good Hay 16. Hay Feeders 17. Haying Alternatives 18. Weeds & Pests 19. The Value of Haying 20. Credits 21. Copyright & Permissions -- Ronald Florence http://members.home.net/18james .