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[charlie hill]

Ralph these guys didn't normally store hay under that shed but just got in a
jam for space that year.  It cost them.  My guess is that pile of hay was 
20' x 40'
x 15' or so high in square bales.  Of course, since a hay fire like that 
starts in the
middle of the stack there is no real way to put it out unless you have a big 
piece of
equipment to tear down the stack and that is dangerous.

I enjoyed that video.  This is my favorite time of year on the farm.  The 
work is coming
to and end.  Things are getting cleaned up and some money is in the bank and 
you can
start to think about next years crop.  All is good.

I don't know a thing about Canola, what is an average bushel per acre yield 
for the stuff?
They have just started growing some Canola here recently.  A friend sent me 
a pint of honey
from his hives the other day and told me the farms around his hives were 
planted in Canola this
spring so it is Canola honey.  It's nice honey.  Smooth and not overly 
sweet.

Charlie


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 11:27 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Jim Erdle Auction

On 9/18/2013 9:02 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> A couple of brothers I know are very successful farmers.  A few years
> ago they got in a bind with their hay and stored some under an open
> sided combine shed
> other than to keep the shop cool.  it was one of the more impressive fires
> I've ever seen.
>
> Charlie
I've seen a few bale fires here. Once a big stack or row of round bales
gets burning about all they can do is try to make a break in the row of
bales and hope the fire does not jump. There is a lot of energy going up
in smoke when bales burn.
I keep bales in the barn loft but no machinery in there.

Ralph in Sask.
>

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