Posted by picassomcp on March 08, 2015 at 13:21:15 from (50.107.46.15):
I just got back from a hay auction, lots of hay there from many different sellers. Wow was there a difference in color of the hay from each seller. Some hay was very brown, other bales glowed green. Whats the difference here? I looked into some of the brown bales and less than an inch inside the bale was nice green hay so I figured the bale may have been bleached from the sun. Then a few piles over I find some hay that says it was stored inside but was still kinda brown on the outside. The really green stuff was in small square bales, I figured it must have been baled at a higher moisture to have that kind of color. I picked up a bale and it was not near as heavy as I was expecting it to be if it had been baled wetter.
Once the sale started I kept track of prices. The hay that was brown on the outside but really nice 1 inch inside sold for $40 a round bale, the greener round bale brought $70. Similiar hay, but the bale with the greener hay on the outside had the buyers all excited. The glowing green stuff in a small square brought $7/bale!! Nice hay in a bale with nice color was selling for $2-$3 all day long.
These buyers just go nuts over hay with green color on the outside of the bale, they don't bother to look whats inside the bale at all, they buy based on bale appearance rather than hay quality.
I can't seem to get the green color to stay in my hay bales, I work real hard to make good quality hay, I bale at 15% moisture and the bales look great on the field. I move them inside after sitting out for a week (to let them sweat, I don't wanna burn down the shed) They still have good green color at this point. But once February comes and I wanna sell it, it seems the bales have turned brown on the outside. Inside an inch is still green, but the buyer just won't look inside the bale, they judge it by exterior appearance and color. What can I do to keep my bales green??
Could I spray preservative on the outside of the bale with a small hand held sprayer after baling or prior to placing them in the shed??
At the end of the day, the color of the bale makes all the difference when it comes time to sell hay, I'm looking to get my bales greener, any ideas????
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