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covered for storage.

At $65-a-ton value, this amounts to $10-a-ton increased consumption, or about $7.60 for an average 1,500pound hay.

Fescue-clover hay valued at $45 a ton would show a savings of about $5 a bale due to increased consumption.

While inside storage saves dry matter and digestible nutrients, the costs of inside storage may not be too attractive to some producers.

The storage facility, however, could be used for other purposes at various times of the year.

If hay types and cuttings are grouped together for storage, the producer may find it easier to select hay to meet the nutrient requirements of his animals.

This is especially true if a forage analysis has been done on each hay group.

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