[AT] New 8N/Now hay, coastal bermuda

[charliehill]

It's funny how the weight of bales varies.  I've  seen them anywhere from 
about 35# to 80#.  They all sell for the same price and the women go for the 
light ones.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Ernst" <shop at cccomm.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] New 8N/Now hay, coastal bermuda


> The horse people in Kalifornia are nuts AND have way too much money to
> spend. Third crop hay here is going for approximately $145 to $155 a ton,
> and it is a $30 haul to central Kalifornia (Fresno). The hay store sells 
> it
> by the bale, regardless of weight. They're getting $18 per bale. Doing the
> math, say $180 per ton delivered, roughly 16 bales per ton equals roughly
> $11 per bale. They tell us the same people on their way home from work 
> stop
> by daily and purchase a couple of bales for their horses. The hauler I 
> know
> takes 2 truckloads, 456 bales per and like clockwork the seller reorders
> every 6 weeks.
>
>
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