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supplies.
Crop Reporting Service estimates for the Virginia crop show all types of hay down from five to nine per cent from last year.
Supplies are limited in the Valley. Movement has been about average with most dealers, with a few behind orders.
If you have hay in the barn, it would be a good idea to hold it for sale later on, as there are strong indications that prices will go up during the season.
In the Richmond area, afalfa brought $37 to $42.50 a ton, last week, with No. 2 leafy hay $42 to $47, and artifically dried hay $49 to $50 a ton. Clover and clover-timothy mixtures were at $36 to $42.
CORN
With the possibility of less seasonable adjustment in prices, it might be wise to leave corn in the field until it has dried consistent with good harvesting practices; usually around 20 per cent.
A savings in discount could offset the seasonal drop in prices.
For those who harvest earlier, there will be no problem for finding a market for corn up to 25 per cent moisture. However, people who are going to harvest high moisture com will find it a good idea to check around to locate potential markets.
Be sure you know what moisture content quotients are based on, be
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