[AT] Some ads from the 7/8/05 Lancaster Farming

[Mike Sloane]

Around this part of the country, there are several ways you can legally 
print money: real estate, mortuary, insurance, and "horse hay". All the 
yuppies who have their 2 acre "farmettes" and a horse somehow are 
convinced that horses need some kind of very special and very expensive 
hay that comes in very small bales (so the soccer mom can throw it into 
the back of their Hummer). I have to admit selling the same folks new 
compact diesel tractors and "mini" manure spreaders.

While I realize that cows can eat stuff that might not be good for 
horses, a lot of very nice oats and alfalfa that would otherwise end up 
in round or large bales suddenly gets baled in to small bales and go 
from 2 to 4 times what regular hay brings in. It is a good source of 
extra income for many small farmers, especially dairy farmers in our 
area (who are often not even breaking even on milk these days). And I 
guess that spelt probably falls into this category.

Mike

kgw wrote:
> Thanks, Mike---I was just about ready to search spelt when I read just a 
> tad further and saw your research!!---FWIW, I see that this guy doesn't 
> give any bulk discount!
> 
> Gene
> Elgin, Illinois USA
> 
> Mike Sloane wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> For Sale:
>>
>>
>> Spelt for horses, $7 @ 100 lbs, $140 a ton, dry sudan grass for 
>> bedding, $2 a bale. Lanc. Co. 717-445-7422. [I had to look that one up 
>> - spelt: A hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe. Middle English, from 
>> Old English, from Late Latin spelta, probably of Germanic origin; akin 
>> to Middle Dutch spelte, wheat. I learned something new that most of 
>> you probably already knew.]
>>
> 

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