PPT Slide
The outer portion of the bale was completely spoiled, offering little feed value. Total wet bale wt.=500lbs Spoiled wet Hay=145 lbs; Unspoiled Hay=355 lbs. Moisture samples taken from the spoiled and unspoiled fractions of the bales indicated 87% of the hay (on a dry matter basis) was satisfactory. Photo taken Oct 12, 1999.
Round Bale Quality Loss from Hurricane Floyd