[AT] Small square hay bales?

[Landen Schooler]

Robinson wrote:
> 
>      When I bale hay I tend to make fairly large "very"
> tight bales. I haven't ever weighed any of them but suspect
> most run around 70 to 80 pounds or more out of the baler.
> Maybe I'll go weigh one this evening after I get done
> planting some hay.
>      I was just curious what size small bales any of you
> that bale are making? What length do you shoot for? And how
> much do they weigh.
>      How about some of you that buy hay?
>      I have heard a few people complain about bales being
> too heavy for them. I know that they are getting too heavy
> for me...      I am going to shorten mine a little this year
> to get the weight down but don't want to go too short. I
> still want them tight. I hate bales that are sloppy and keep
> falling apart and a tight bale holds feed value better.
>      I am finding that a lot of my hay buyers are ladies and
> some have trouble with the weight.

Make them half size so they still stack right.

Landen Schooler
Palmyra, Iowa