The invention of dried- grasshay enabled northern Europeans to feed oxen through the winter.
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I'm sure this happens most places that grasshay is grown on natural rainfall.
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One serious liability from cutting grasshay late is that it will contain viable seeds.
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One last difficulty with poor quality grasshay: the tough, woody stems are reluctant to absorb moisture.
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Pity the unfortunate livestock trying to survive as "strawburners" eating overly mature grasshay from depleted fields.
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Gasoline-powered shredders can also grind up cereal straw or spoiled grasshay (if it is dry and brittle).
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The idle "riding" horses are usually fed very strawy local grasshay with just enough supplemental alfalfa and grain to maintain a minimal healthy condition.