I have injected molasses into low quality hay. I took a roller spray pump and made a probe out of a pipe with holes drilled down each side. Make sure and plumb a return/relief valve in the circuit.I folded the one end into a rough point( Do not asked me why this is important. LOL) Make sure and thin the molasses with water or it will be too thick to pump.
I found that injecting the mix into about 4-5 places around the bale in about 1/3 the diameter worked best. I usually put 4-5 gallons per bale. Also doing it a day before you feed it works better too. That way the molasses mix spreads more in the bale.
I made my first injector in 1988. I have used it on low quality hay several times over the years. It is cheaper than buying good hay for brood cows or calves. I have used clean straw and even corn stalks. The bale is roughage and the molasses is your protein. I was able to keep cows happy an in good shape on junk hay and stalks in 1988 by doing this.
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