[Market-farming] What price for mulch Hay

Allan Balliett aballiett at frontiernet.net
Tue Jun 9 07:25:53 EDT 2009


Good hay, $5-7 a small bale here. Big race track in the county. -Allan in WV

>4 bucks a bale for mulch hay?  What are they...big square bales?!?! 
>I wish I could get that for my good quality hay as small square 
>bales.  I just sold a tractor-trailer load of 2nd and 3rd cut, small 
>squares for $100/ton.  That's like $2 for a 40 pounder and that's 
>certified organic, but hay at our local auction was bringing far 
>less than that this winter.  I am not sure what mulch is bringing 
>around here right now, but given what the good hay market was, I'd 
>say perhaps $20-30/T for mulch.  Hmmm...what can a tomato potato 
>budget afford to pay for mulch?  Good question!  Consider the 
>alternatives...paying for weeding or cultivating crops with a 
>cultivator...what value in organic matter/moisture conservation/weed 
>control does the mulch add?  Sorry, no answers; just things to 
>ponder.
>
>Kurt Forman
>Clearview Farm
>Palmyra, NY 14522
>
>--- aballiett at frontiernet.net wrote:
>
>From: Allan Balliett <aballiett at frontiernet.net>
>To: Market Farming <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [Market-farming] What price for mulch Hay
>Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:17:55 -0400
>
>I was just quoted $4 for sq bales of mulch hay.
>
>Also found big bales of straw for $20. Told by the farmer that these
>bales are about 25 sq bales. Unfortunately, my help tells me that the
>big bales of straw don't go very far at all.
>
>What do you pay for mulch hay in your area? What do you think a
>tomato potato budget could afford to pay for mulch?
>
>Thanks
>
>-Allan in WV
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