AGRON 550: Hay Making
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What is the desirable moisture content for safe hay storage? Answer
Less than 16 percent
What is the second step in the hay making process? Answer
Conditioning
What is the crude protein value for Supreme alfalfa hay? Answer
22 percent or higher
Hay should not be harvested after what weather condition? Answer
Rain
What is one advantage of using a wide swath? Answer
Faster drying
What is the main reason for conditioning hay? Answer
To allow moisture to evaporate more quickly by crushing stems
Name two types of hay conditioners. Answer
Flail conditioners and rubber intermeshing roll conditioners
Bales should be protected from what three things? Answer
Rain or wet soils, dust, and mold
What can wet hay cause? Answer
Mildew or spontaneous combustion
When should alfalfa be cut for hay? Answer
Late bud to ten percent bloom
Leafiness, color, odor, softness, and harvest stage are factors of what? Answer
Hay quality
Stirring or fluffing hay to allow the underside to dry is called what? Answer
Tedding
What step happens immediately before baling? Answer
Raking
What are two types of hay rakes? Answer
Rotary rakes and wheel rakes
What is a major benefit of large square bales? Answer
They are easy to ship
What is the most important factor in evaluating hay quality? Answer
Stage of maturity at harvest
What is the second most important factor in evaluating hay quality? Answer
Leafiness
What parameters matter most to horse owners when buying hay? Answer
Color, leafiness, odor, mold presence, and dust
What is the optimum stage of maturity for making tall fescue hay? Answer
Late boot stage
What should be done to bales stored outside to prevent damage? Answer
Cover the bales
When should bromegrass and reed canarygrass be cut for hay? Answer
When seed heads have emerged
What are the three goals of hay management? Answer
Yield, quality, and persistence
What is the major benefit of small square bales? Answer
They are easy to handle and stack
What is drying hay to a moisture level safe for storage called? Answer
Curing
What can cause high ash levels in hay? Answer
Cutting too low, soil contamination, or stacking hay on the ground
List the steps of the hay-making process in order.
Cutting, conditioning, curing, raking, baling, and storage
