Hay At Last!
After months of working on getting hay from a local person, I finally found someone right here in my town. Just in the last few months, hay bales at the ranch store went up five dollars each. So a three string bale (80 pounds) costs $21.99. A two string bale which is half the weight costs $17.99. We are talking about cut grass here. This is why I was motivated. I got a number for a guy here in town and called it. An old lady with a classic grandma voice answered, I asked if they had hay I could buy, and she answered, "I'll have to check with my husband, call back in three weeks. How did you hear about us?" I said my neighbor told me. So I called back in three weeks, she answered, "How much hay do you need?" I said, "I need 80 bales, or about 3,000 pounds." "Oh that's not much. I'll have to check with my husband how much hay he got this crop, but I'm pretty sure we'll have some for you." The husband called me back a few days l