From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!nscs!tsd Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: Nebraska hay Article-I.D.: nscs.311 Posted: Mon Aug 9 09:43:13 1982 Received: Tue Aug 10 02:10:15 1982 References: ihuxq.145 For those interested, the large piles of hay Laura mentioned are produced by a relatively new form of hay baler which rolls the hay in very large and very tight cylinders. They can then be moved around by a forklift type device. The reason they can be seen left rotting in the fields is that since they are rolled so tight, the outside facing the elements rots but the inside stays fine. The convenience in handling makes up for what portion of hay is wasted by rot. Farmers can tear off the rotten portion and let the animals eat right from the bale in the field. Tim Davidheiser (psuedo ex-farmboy) nscs!tsd