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RE: [RC] Kudzoo Hay Revisited - Peery, SandraThats what it sounds like to me. I'm pretty sure you would only be able to feed it to horses immediately after it is made because it does rot and do the fermentation thing. Most people here use it only for cattle, usually the dairy cattle. From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Karen Lynd Sent: Fri 2007-06-29 17:52 To: rides2far@xxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Kudzoo Hay Revisited Sounds like silage to me. My grandfather ran and my uncles now run a dairy farm in Michigan. One of the staples they feed the cattle is silage, which is the entire corn plant mulched up and then stored in a silo. It is kind of wet and the cattle love it. It smells wonderful (ok, its a great farm type smell). As a side benefit, there is a drain in the bottom of the silo, which drains into the cattle yard. The liquid drains out of the silo and ferments, and the cattle drink it and get a little stoned. They love it.
Karen Lynd
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From: "rides2far@xxxxxxxx" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> To: endurance4me@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 4:38:10 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Kudzoo Hay Revisited Hey Beth, I was on Sand Mtn. yesterday and saw all those fields of corn that are usually about 8' tall but this year it's closer to 3 1/2. I remembered that when I was a kid my dad used to buy my pony bags of "Crushing". It was apparently corn, shucks, stalks & everything else thrown into something like a mulcher. It looked like a very fine hay mulch. My pony ate it, slowly and not real enthusiastically. I hated it because I was comparing it to sweet feed....but as a hay substitute I kinda wonder now how that would rate and if they still bag that up for cows. Anybody know? Angie McGhee On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:55:57 -0400 "Beth Bennett" <endurance4me@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I inquired about Kudzoo hay not too long ago on this list, and was > directed > (I think by Truman) to a man in North Carolina who bales it and uses > it. He > said that he is sold out right now but will be cutting (hopefully) > tomorrow > night and baling on Tuesday. > > This man is about 65 miles east of Asheville, NC. He would charge > $2.50 out > of the field and $3.00 - $3.25 out of the barn. > > I am looking for someone who is willing to go in on some of this > with me. > He compares it to alfalpha at 20% protein. > > I live in NW Georgia and, unfortunately do not currenlty have a > truck. I > can supply the trailer. > > Any takers? > > Beth > LaFayette, GA > > _________________________________________________________________ > Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. > http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Angie McGhee http://www.lightersideofendurance.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
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