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| 853.1 | Try a plastic tarp! | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - DTN 339-5172 - MD | Tue Feb 14 1989 17:45 | 8 |
| I have a very dusty barn at times. I keep a large piece (or several
pieces) of plastic over the hay. This seems to work very well since
it's only over the top and the rest of the hay can still get air.
Hope this helps!
Sherry
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| 853.2 | storage shed | SALEM::DOUGLAS | | Wed Feb 15 1989 12:50 | 12 |
| If you have a storage shed away from the barn, I'd keep the hay
there. I have a nice shed about 30 ft away from the barn which
I store a years' worth of hay in. When I stored it in the barn I
found that the horses walking through the dirt isles stirred up alot
of dust.
I'm not sure about this but I think if you cover hay with material
that is not porous (i.e. plastic tarp) then the hay can't breath
and builds up alot of warmth which leads to moldy bales. (???)
Tina
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| 853.3 | No moldy hay so far | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - DTN 339-5172 - MD | Wed Feb 15 1989 17:30 | 18 |
| Re: <.1>
> I'm not sure about this but I think if you cover hay with material
> that is not porous (i.e. plastic tarp) then the hay can't breath
> and builds up alot of warmth which leads to moldy bales. (???)
I've used a plastic tarp in two different barns and MANY different
loads and types of hay, and haven't had a problem with any of it
getting moldy.
I suppose if you COMPLETELY covered it - top and sides - so it couldn't
get ANY air, then it would be a problem.
Depending on how much hay I get, the plastic usually just covers
the top, or sometimes drapes down the sides a little bit.
(It drapes down more and more as the hay gets used up :^) )
Sherry
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| 853.4 | oh, I see now! | SALEM::DOUGLAS | | Thu Feb 16 1989 08:28 | 8 |
| Oh,
I get the picture of it now. That must keep the hay really clean.
I wish I could figure something out for my saddles and bridles.
They get so dusty even in the tack room!
T.
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| 853.5 | Dustproof not moistureproof | PTOMV7::PETH | My kids are horses | Thu Feb 16 1989 16:19 | 10 |
| I am just guessing that you are keeping the hay and saddles on the
same level. I have not had any problems with dust in my hayloft
but anything on ground floor gets very dusty. I keep my saddles
covered with an old bedsheet when not in use. Maybe putting old
sheets over and around the hay would keep the dust out. I, like you
get my hay all at once to save money and make sure I can get good
quality. Around here as it gets colder the hay found for sale is
much poorer for more money.
Sandy
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| 853.6 | Condensation and fire? | WEDOIT::NANCY | | Mon Feb 20 1989 09:41 | 6 |
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Doesn't anyone worry about condensation? Can't it cause spontaneous
combustion?
Nancy
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| 853.7 | Condensation not a problem with me | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - DTN 339-5172 - MD | Thu Feb 23 1989 21:40 | 5 |
| I've never had a problem with condensation. Both of the barns I
had with my hay in the loft and covered with plastic, had plenty
of air circulation. I think that's the big key for no condensation!
Sherry
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| 853.8 | Dust inside is a Quality issue | CSMADM::NICKERSON | Bob Nickerson DTN 282-1663 :^) | Mon Feb 27 1989 12:55 | 26 |
| You can get dust from the air and outside of bales and from inside
the bale depending on when and how it was cured. We don't cover
the hay because of fire precautions and because anything that lands
on it is easy to get off for the horses. You can use the bounce
method for this. Just throw a bale that is still tied down a few
feet and let it bounce. Any dust on the outside of the bale will
be shaken off. If you open the bale and find dust, it was there
all along. A dusty bale is usually a bale which has been cured
improperly or comes from a very dusty field. Curing is that period
of time that the hays lays in the field between mowing and raking.
Balers that are properly set up will draw a bale tight enough to
prevent air from freely passing through therefore there is no danger
of condensation or dust for that matter. In fact it is so tightly
drawn that there is a reduced danger of fire unless someone cuts
it open. Unfortunately, this is usually the case when someone sees
a stack of hay smoking. Instead of calling the fire department
for help, some folks begin by trying to take the hay out of the
barn. The resultant formula is (Flash Point Temperature from
Spontaneous Combustion) + (Oxygen) = Unstoppable Barn Fire.
Enough rambling... Dusty hay from inside the bale is a quality problem
from the manufacturer. The only solution is to buy a better quality
hay.
Bob
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