The Rural Voice, 1998-06, Page 58Daily F.in Fycituipment
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To be enjoyed each and every day... Thanks to the
dairy farmers of Ontario who provide us with
delicious, high quality products all year long.
Say "Thanks" During
June Dairy Month
Buchanan and Hall Ltd.
615 Huron Road, Stratford, Ontario
271-4793
COMBINE EFFICIENCY Plus
• Friction free yellow engineered plastic Skid
Shoes eliminates sticking of all soils & residue.
• Harvest more bushels per acre - more acres
per hour.
• Plastic shaped to fit steel shoes. All holes pre-
drilled to assure accurate fit.
• Kit includes mounting hardware & complete
instructions.
• Available for all makes of flex head grain
combines.
HAY & SILAGE
MOISTURE/
TEMPERATURE
METER
* Moisture range 10-80%
* Temperature 0 - 100C
* Digital readout, hand
held keyboard
* Operates from 9V battery
GRAIN MOISTURE
TESTER
* Programmed for 15 different varieties
* Can be programmed for additional
* Takes effect of humidity & temp. into
account when testing grains.
* Range for cereal grains 8% - 35%
Rape 4% - 30%
* Completely portable, hand held
* Instant digital readout
* Operates from 9V battery
We ship UPS to your door
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519-363-2652 Elmwood, Ont. 1-800-666-6192
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Advice
process works because we exclude
the air and we keep it under cool
conditions. Round bale silage that is
fed during the fall and winter rarely
has serious mold growth problems.
Once the warm temperatures of
spring occur, bales that arc exposed
to air are already at a pH where
molds will grow. The combination of
air and warmer temperatures
encourages this mold growth.
Yeast is the most common invader
of round bale silage. It is the white,
cotton -batten -like material that most
of us have seen at some time. It
indicates that air pockets have been
trapped around or between bales. If it
is throughout the bale you should re-
examine how tightly the bales were
baled or if there was contamination
from manure spreading on the field
prior to cutting, from rain splash or
from raking the hay before bailing.
The presence of yeast is normal in
round bale silage.
In the spring we are apt to see
black, red and green molds in
addition to the yeast molds. These
rarely make the round bale silage
unpalatable but are cause for
concern. Black molds have very little
effect. Red molds can cause toxins so
there is a level of danger with these
molds. If they are severe, consider
not using the bales. The green molds
will cause the most damage of this
group. They produce a spore which
interferes with the breathing of the
animals. Care should be taken when
handling these bales as the spores
will affect humans as well. Feed
them outside in well ventilated areas
and reduce your exposure as much as
possible. As the molds develop they
will eventually get severe enough to
cause feed refusal.
Your best protection against these
molds is to feed round bale silage
during cool temperatures. Once it
gets warmer, try to fced them up as
quickly as possible. Feed value is
still good but the later occurring
green molds can interfere with the
use of the bales.
Round bale silage is a very
popular method for storing forages. It
allows scheduling of haying
operations and provides a storage
system as well. Years of inclement
weather, when a larger portion of hay