Bale Injection System Makes Hay More Palatable To Cattle

Bale Injection System Makes Hay More Palatable To Cattle LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 22-6-32 You can make even poor quality hay more palatable to cattle with this new tractor-mounted injection system. The newly patented Haymaker system has a 50-gal. reservoir that injects nutrients into as many as 25 1,000-lb. bales before refilling. The company offers two nutritional formulas that make even the oldest, poorest hay more palatable to cows. It mounts on a 3-in. box steel frame on the rear of the tractor or it can be fitted to a front-end loader. Along with a main bale spear, the frame is fitted with four 48-in. long, stainless steel prongs that inject the solution into the bale with a pto-powered roller pump. To use, you simply spear the bale, then activate the pump to treat it. A 1,000-lb. bale takes less than a minute to treat, according to Haymaker, manufacturer. One Haymaker formula, "Sweet Roll", is molasses-based and enhanced with vitamins and minerals. It costs about $1.25 to treat a 1,000-lb. bale. The other solution, "Protein 100", revitalizes hay with aroma and taste, as well as protein supplements, vitamins and minerals, and costs about $3.50 to treat a 1,000-lb. bale. The injection systems are available in rear-mount and front-end loader-mount models. They sell right at $1,975 for either the front or rear-mount system. Tandem-mount system that fits both front and rear of the tractor sells for about $3,700. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Haymaker Nutrition Injection Systems, 12 Hefner Drive, E. Ellijay, Ga. 30539 (ph 800 252-0658 or 706 276-2603; fax 706 276-2613; E-mail haymaker@ellijay.com; website www.haymaker.net).

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