Hay
we have for sale
Gretchen Fathauer, 740-674-4492
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Round bales, $35 for fewer than 10; $30 each for 10 or more picked up at the same time. Put up dry and stored inside; not rained on. OK for horses, as it is kept dry, and there's no waste. Similar mix of grasses to my square bales, but from a number of different farms.
Square bales, 2000 small square bales of mixed grass/clover/alfalfa hay, 1st cutting 2008, $2, from my farm. There is timothy, orchard grass, brome, fescue, some clover and a little alfalfa...but what we have now is primarily grasses because of so much rain during June of 2008. Because of 2.5x normal rainfall in June 2008, my 1st cutting could finally be baled safely July 8. Bales are maybe 45-50 lbs., and baled with string. I am near Zanesville, OH, and about 80 miles east of Columbus, OH. Herman Keel has round bales, some from 2008 and some from this year. I have no small squares baled this year yet. Rather than do a first cutting, because yield was down to 60% normal due to a cold , dry spring, we just bush hogged my fields this June. I have around 2000 small square bales for sale from 2008, first cutting. I hope to have some second cutting later in 2009, but it will be pretty limited.
For semi truck loading (a 53' van hold about 600 bales), we need to hire kids to load, and that can run around $100 that we'd charge extra. The round bales will be loaded onto your flatbed trailer, but you will have to tarp and secure your load.
I got the Dairy One tests for the East and West lofts in my barn. There may be slightly more in the West loft. I cored several bales in each loft. This hay really is organic, as I have not used any artificial fertilizer for a good 4 years, and no pesticides or herbicides were ever used. No fungicides were used during baling. However, it is not government-certified organic. It is somewhat bleached; cut late (first week of July) because we had 2.5x normal rainfall in June.
Hay analysis from Dairy One Labs on my 2008 first cutting:
West Loft:
WSC--as sampled, 8.4 + Starch, 1.8 = 10.2 NSC
WSC--dry matter, 9.1 + Starch, 1.9 = 11.0 NSC
East Loft:
WSC--as sampled, 8.1 + Starch, 1.8 = 9.9 NSC
WSC--dry matter, 8.9 + Starch, 2.0 = 10.9 NSC
The results:
% Moisture: 7.7 West, 8.5 East
% Dry Matter: 92.4 West, 91.5 East
% Crude Protein--as sampled: 7.4 West, 7.6 East
% Crude Protein--dry matter: 8.0 West, 8.3 East
% Avail. Protein--as sampled: 6.4 West, 6.7 East
% Avail. Protein--dry matter: 7.0 West, 7.3 East
% ADICP--as sampled: 1.0 West, .9 East
% ADICP--dry matter: 1.1 West, .9 East
% Adj. Crude Protein--as sampled: 7.4 West, 7.6 East
% Adj. Crude Protein--dry matter: 8.0 West, 8.3 East
Soluable Protein % CP--dry matter: 40 West, 38 East
% NDICP--as sampled: 2.5 West, 2.0 East
% NDICP--dry matter: 2.7 West, 2.2 East
% Acid Detergent Fiber--as sampled: 39.7 West, 38.7 East
% Acid Detergent Fiber--dry matter: 43.0 West, 42.3 East
% Neutral Detergent Fiber--as sampled: 59.4 West, 65.2 East
% Neutral Detergent Fiber--dry matter: 64.3 West, 71.2 East
% Lignin--as sampled: 5.1 West, 8.6 East
% Lignin--dry matter: 5.5 West, 9.4 East
% NFC--as sampled: 10.7 West, 12.2 East
% NFC--dry matter: 11.6 West, 13.4 East
% Starch--as sampled: 1.8 West, 1.8 East
% Starch--dry matter: 1.9 West, 2.0 East
% ESC--as sampled: 3.9 West, 5.3 East
% ESC--dry matter: 4.2 West, 5.8 East
% Crude fat--as sampled: 2.0 West, 1.7 East
% Crude fat--dry matter: 2.2 West, 1.9 East
% Ash--as sampled: 15.31 West, 6.85 East
% Ash--dry matter: 16.58 West, 7.48 East
% TDN--as sampled: 44 West, 44 East
% TDN--dry matter: 48 West, 48 East
NEL, Mcal/Lb--as sampled: .38 West, .33 East
NEL, Mcal/Lb--dry matter: .41 West, .36 East
NEM, Mcal/Lb--as sampled: .33 West, .33 East
NEM, Mcal/Lb--dry matter: .36 West, .36 East
NEG, Mcal/Lb--as sampled: .10 West, .10 East
NEG, Mcal/Lb--dry matter: .11 West, .11 East
Relative feed value: 80 West, 73 East
% Calcium--as sampled: .65 West, .58 East
% Calcium--dry matter: .71 West, .64 East
% Phosphorus--as sampled: .09 West, .12 East
% Phosphorus--dry matter: .10 West, .13 East
% Magnesium--as sampled: .18 West, .19 East
% Magnesium--dry matter: .19 West, .20 East
% Potassium--as sampled: 1.21 West, .96 East
% Potassium--dry matter: 1.31 West, 1.04 East
% Sodium--as sampled: .005 West, .007 East
% Sodium--dry matter: .006 West, .008 East
PPM Iron, as sampled: 1690 West, 429 East
PPM Iron, dry matter: 1830 West, 469 East
PPM Zinc, as sampled: 19 West, 18 East
PPM Zinc, dry matter: 21 West, 20 East
PPM Copper, as sampled: 10 West, 6 East
PPM Copper, dry matter: 11 West, 6 East
PPM Manganese, as sampled: 138 West, 93 East
PPM Manganese, dry matter: 150 West, 102 East
PPM Molybdenum, as sampled: 1.8 West, 1.5 East
PPM Molybdenum, dry matter: 2.0 West, 1.6 East
% Sulfur, as sampled: .15 West, .11 East
% Sulfur, dry matter: .16 West, .12 East
% Chloride Ion, as sampled: .18 West, .15 East
% Chloride Ion, dry matter: .19 West, .16 East
DCAD, mEq/100g: 18 West, 15 East
Horse DE, Mcal/Lb--as sampled: .66 West, .76 East
Horse DE, Mcal/Lb--dry matter: .72 West, .83 East
DE, 1X, Mcal/Lb: .95 West, .96 East
DE, 1X, Mcal/Kg: 2.09 West, 2.12 East
ME, 1X, Mcal/Lb: .75 West, .77 East
ME, 1X, Mcal/Kg: 1.66 West, 1.69 East
NEL, 3X, Mcal/Lb: .40 West, .41 East
NEL, 3X, Mcal/Kg: .88 West, .90 East
NEM, 3X, Mcal/Lb: .40 West, .41 East
NEM, 3X, Mcal/Kg: .87 West, .90 East
NEG, 3X, Mcal/Kg: .15 West, .16 East
NEG, 3X, Mcal/Kg: .33 West, .35 East
TDN1X,%: 48 West, 48 East
Lab sample no., East loft: 13538470
Lab sample no., West loft: 13538480
2008's hay was put up in good dry condition, but is not as green as in these old photos. Because of 2.5x normal rainfall in June, 2008, the 1st cutting could not be safely baled until early July, so it's more bleached. The hay loft where it is stored is sunny and airy, which further bleaches out the outer appearance of the bales. There was not enough to warrant a 2nd cutting because of severe drought conditions from July through the rest of 2008; the regrowth was very disappointing. We just bush hogged it.
In 2009, the spring was cold and dry, resulting in 65% the normal yield. Again, we did not think there was enough to warrant harvesting it, so it was bush hogged. I hope there will be a second cutting in 2009.
I am very reluctant to hire semis like I used to because I no longer can get firm quotes without unpredictable fuel surcharges being added on later. We can load the hay for your truck. Semis can get into my barn, and load hay under the roof, so rain is not a problem if you send a van. The guest house can accommodate your driver if he wants to rest up, watch TV, grab a bite, use our wi-fi connection, wash clothes or take a shower before hitting the road again.
Please do not ask me about sales where I would have to pay your shipper or agent out of what money you send me.
I take checks if they have time to clear before pickup, or wire transfers. PayPal is possible, but I would need to charge $2.20 a bale to cover PayPal fees. The squares are all from my farm. We can load you up, but not hire trucks or make long-haul deliveries. For square bales, call Gretchen Fathauer at 740-674-4492 or gretchenfathauer@prodigy.net and for round bales, call Herman Keel at 740-674-4075.
These photos are not current, but give an idea of what it looks like and how it's stored.
1st cutting hay, my big barn
1st cutting hay, my big barn, East loft
Hay, 1st cutting, my big barn, close-up of flake
Hay, 1st cutting, my big barn, East loft
Hay, 1st cutting, my big barn, West loft
Hay, 1st cutting, my little barn
Hay, 1st cutting, my little barn
Hay, 2nd cutting, Herman's little barn
Hay, 2nd cutting, Herman's little barn, close-up
Hay, 1st cutting, Doc's big barn (4x5 bales)
Hay, 1st cutting, Doc's shed
Hay, 1st cutting rounds and 2nd cutting
squares,
Herman's big barn
Hay, 2nd cutting, Herman's big barn
Hay, 2nd cutting squares and 1st cutting
rounds,
other end of Herman's big barn
Hay, 2nd cutting, Herman's big barn
Please do not suggest any money laundering schemes where you send us a check for not only the hay, but also to pay your shipper...and then ask us to pay your shipper. We don't pay anybody when we make a sale; this is a sale, where you pay us.
Due to rising trucking costs and unpredictable fuel surcharges, we are no longer willing to hire truckers like we used to, back in the days when we got firm quotes on trucking. Hay has to be picked up at our farms, using your trucker.