Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Burns Oregon

They grow a lot of hay in southern Idaho. We drove across Southern Idaho this morning. Southern Idaho is still on fire. We left our grass fire at Snowville, Utah this morning and passed about ten more grass fires on our way to Oregon. The sky was white. It felt like we were driving through Southern California.

Back to the hay. Fields mowed and baled; that beautiful golden brown; but every once in a while, we pass a field that’s baled green! What’s up with that? I can see baling it dry; it will stay just like it is. It seems to me if you bale it green, though, you’re liable to end up with some composting going on in the middle. Anarobic composting, which does not sound like a good thing.

So who knows about hay? What’s up with the green bales?