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Posted by Hugh MacKay on July 28, 2004 at 18:20:12 from (209.226.247.104):
In Reply to: Re: Re: moisture content of dry hay posted by Dave H (MI) on July 28, 2004 at 06:25:04:
Dave: We had a barn dryer. This unit was a 5hp electric unit with a 4' by 4' duct along one wall. Inside the duct were 8' long shutters to allow air out under a slated floor the hay was piled on. This enabled us to open 8' sections of the floor at a time as we filled the barn. As we progressed we could shutt the early sections off. What you had to achive with this unit was pack bales tight enough together so as not to allow free air to escape. We tried numerous ways of piling, finally settling on piling bales on their edge. At the end of each days filling we would go over the surface. You could feel the air coming up through hay. If we found an area with too much free air escaping, we would stuff loose down using a plunger affair made from a fork handle. We also bricked those bales both ways. It was a bit of a pain getting it started at the end of barn. Our aim was not to put wet hay in barn, but rather baling before hay got dry enough for leaf shattering in alfalfa. Most of that hay went in closer to 20% than 15% moisture. The dryer quickly took it to 15%
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