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Red clover hay

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John S-B

05-19-2007 13:44:34




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I'm baling for a neighbor, the field he has was seeded with some kind of pasture mix. This is the first season for it, it was seeded late last summer. The bulk of what came up is red clover, about 70%. I know this is a bit rich for the horses but what market is this hay good for? The rest is grasses and a little alfalfa with about 5% weeds (very few noxious I think) Hay around here seems to be at a premium this year with alfalfa not doing great and more field being sold or going into corn. What do you think this stuff will bring?

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georgeky

05-20-2007 08:35:43




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to John S-B, 05-19-2007 13:44:34  
Clover is good hay, sometimes it must be bitter or something as cows will often eat other hay before they will the clover. It will fetch close to 3 dollars per bale, maybe more with a short hay crop. It will not hurt horses, but will make them foam at the mouth and slobber. It does have to be completely cured before baling or it will mold in the bale. I to have baled lots of clover.



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hayray

05-20-2007 05:04:41




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to John S-B, 05-19-2007 13:44:34  
I have a couple of fields where the red clover came up voluntarily and it yields really good, it is harder to get dry because of the thick stems. It bales up good if dry, but will look less green than an alfalfa bale because of the flowers color and also the leaves don't hold the color real well, but I always find a market for it or feed it to my own horses and cattle, has a lot of nutrition in it, comparable to alfalfa.

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flying belgian

05-19-2007 17:36:08




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to John S-B, 05-19-2007 13:44:34  
I have always found it will mold in the windrow before it dries.



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Jimmy King

05-19-2007 19:10:18




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to flying belgian, 05-19-2007 17:36:08  
I never had that problem, and believe me I have baled a lot of red clover.



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Jimmy King

05-19-2007 14:31:04




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to John S-B, 05-19-2007 13:44:34  
Red Clover makes very good hay as good as Alfalfa. It must be very dry though when you bale it or it will mold I round baled some one time and a few of the bales had a core that was like a hunk of charcold and my Dairy Cows would chew on them until they were gone. Red Clover dust will eat you alive though after you bale it you will be ready for a shower.



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Walt Davies

05-19-2007 13:59:41




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to John S-B, 05-19-2007 13:44:34  
They raise some red clover here and then bale it in round bales wrapped in plastic then let it set for a while to cure. Must be some rich feed for cows.
Walt



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dan hill

05-20-2007 06:26:13




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 Re: Red clover hay in reply to Walt Davies, 05-19-2007 13:59:41  
Plastic wrapped bales can be bad for horses.Botulism.Cows dont seem to be affected.Clover hay always seem to be dusty..



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