Besides he many types of hay bales, I love the \u201cloose stacks\u201d the best.\u00a0 The color of hay appeals to me, but loose stacks vary in shape and there is the irregularity about them I like. In high elevations, hay keeps better in this way but also requires a special method for creating these stacks. If you have ever seen a strange structure made of lodgepole, these are \u201cbeaver slides\u201d. I watched a group of ranchers using these in the Avon, Montana area, and it was a fast and fascinating process. You still see the loose stacks, but they are disappearing: in Avon, around Deerlodge, the Big Hole Valley and around Jackson, Wyoming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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