Comments on: Haymaker http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/haymaker/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maggie http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/haymaker/comment-page-1/#comment-10721 Maggie Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:59:41 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/haymaker/#comment-10721 Also, I think the grade of hay is superior and obviously more expensive when it is square baled and is used more for horses, while cattle are hardier, and and can handle the inferior quality. Horse can get really sick from moldy or improperly seasoned hay. Hard work doesn't describe it :) Up in the loft of the barn on a 90 degree day, tossing around 40 lb loads that shed itchy bits of material and dust all over, but its a labor of love! Also, I think the grade of hay is superior and obviously more expensive when it is square baled and is used more for horses, while cattle are hardier, and and can handle the inferior quality. Horse can get really sick from moldy or improperly seasoned hay.

Hard work doesn’t describe it :) Up in the loft of the barn on a 90 degree day, tossing around 40 lb loads that shed itchy bits of material and dust all over, but its a labor of love!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/haymaker/comment-page-1/#comment-8719 Wendy Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:50:04 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/haymaker/#comment-8719 Har-har. Actually, the machines that make the round bales pack it much more tightly than the hay in the square bales. This allows them to be left outside. While the elements do ruin the outermost layer of the hay, the rest remains in usuable condition. The square bales, on the other hand, have to be protected from the elements to keep them from going bad. Typically, they'd be put up in a barn, which was very hard work. With the current equipment and round hay bales, a lone farmer make hay without any additional assistance. Har-har. Actually, the machines that make the round bales pack it much more tightly than the hay in the square bales. This allows them to be left outside. While the elements do ruin the outermost layer of the hay, the rest remains in usuable condition. The square bales, on the other hand, have to be protected from the elements to keep them from going bad. Typically, they’d be put up in a barn, which was very hard work. With the current equipment and round hay bales, a lone farmer make hay without any additional assistance.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/haymaker/comment-page-1/#comment-6273 Margaret Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:17:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/haymaker/#comment-6273 They switched over from rectangular bales in order to give cows a more well-rounded meal. They switched over from rectangular bales in order to give cows a more well-rounded meal.

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