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•By Alan Rivett
A local business which produces and:purfi-
ases hay for export to Florida has expanded to
the point where it is shipping twice ag;Much
hay across the border, says Tey Zinn, part.
owner in the business. . • n•
-- Hu ren Hays Farm Ltd.,. operated by Zinn
and Stuart Alton from their farms south of
Ludmow, is shipping approximately i50 tons
of hay a month which is up from 125 tons of
hay per month last year. Mr. Zinn attributes
this to two extra trucks they have in operation
and the large demand for hay in Florida over
the winter months.
Zinc► said the two fanners initially got
involved in shipping the hay to Florida over a
year ago because of winter being a slack time
of year and they had a large amount of hay to
get rid of.
"We decided to get into shipping hay
because we're busy with our crops the rest Of
the year and winter is a slow time of year,"
said Zinn.
The hay is trucked to Florida where it is
sold to dealers who in tum sell it to horse
breeders or race trades, says Zinn.
Zinn said their truces,are kept busy right
through the winter months between Novem-
ber -and. March with each truck carrying
approximately 17 tons per trailer each week.
"We deal to three hay brokers in Florida,"
said Zinn. "We're shipping a regular amount
every week, just as long as there's a market."
`About half of the hay sent .to Florida is
bought from "quite a wide area" around;
Iudmow, "says *nn. The rest of the hay
-conies from 'their own farms.
Zinn says.Pbbivacyand•Marchatethepeak-
periods of hay demani 'in•1?leynda with the
business tapering off toward the::end'of April
He said the hay market ki Florida :depends on
how much hay is available for sale
The company pays approximately $74 a ton
for hay while its resale value in Florida rs
around $150 a ton. Zinn said this again hinges
on the demand for hay.
Because hay bailed conventionally .is too
expensive to ship, the hay firm has to re -bail
the hay into smaller, more dense bails. Zinn '.
says bails, containing both timothy and
alfalfa, weigh between 70 to 75 pounds when
they areshipped.
"We use just aregular bailer bnt instead of
tying the bails with twine we use wire," said
Zinn, adding that the bails are almost twice as
heavy as conventional bails.
One of the big concerns withshipping hay
to Florida is the prevention of spoilage. Zinn
said this problem sometimes ereps up in the
early Fall when the hay is not properly aired
and the moisture level is above 17 per cent.
He,says-thataftertwato"-thr+ee-months..in"the__._
barn, the hay is usually dry enough to ship.
"As long an it (the moisture level) isn't
over�17 per cent it's no problem to ship," said
Zhu'.