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Subject: Haying FAQ
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Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) on growing, harvesting,
       storing, and feeding hay, for small producers and hobby farms.
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It was last modified with additional or updated information and links
on Tue Oct 30 09:01:16 2001 EST.  This is the only maintained version of
the FAQ.  Older versions in archives, newsgroups, or on other WWW sites
are likely to be out-of-date and incomplete.  The Haying FAQ and
the table of contents listed below are � 1994-2001 Ronald Florence.

                            Haying FAQ
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   Contents

   1.  Why Grow Hay
   2.  Mowing Hay
   3.  Adjusting Mowers
   4.  Drying Hay
   5.  Gathering Hay
   6.  Small Hay Fields
   7.  Custom Operators
   8.  Equipment Costs
   9.  Annual Costs
  10.  Making Hayfields
  11.  Hays
  12.  Fertilizing Hay
  13.  When to Cut Hay
  14.  Haying Weather
  15.  Identifying Good Hay
  16.  Hay Feeders
  17.  Haying Alternatives
  18.  Weeds & Pests
  19.  Readings
  20.  The Value of Haying
  21.  Credits
  22.  Copyright & Permissions
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