I bag up enough grass for a season in the summer and then supplement it in-season by grabbing ground hay out of a few of my farmers buildings. These dairy operations have three-sided buildings with cotton seed, ground hay, ground corn, etc. that they mix into their feed rations daily.........
They often grab huge square bales and drop them into large rotary grinders and blow the chopped hay directly into one of the bays......
I pull in (with permission!) and can fill an onion sack in a few seconds.
That said, like every thing I do with trapping, I don't SOLELY rely on the farmers.....but rather, I have enough yard grass in my barn at any one time for probably a couple seasons.
I've used swept-up barn loft hay as well........and you will get a lot of duff/dust with that product that certainly is NOT a bad thing......
At my demos, I will grab a 20-pound onion sack full of grass or hay and toss it up in the air and catch it...showing it weighs nothing, and saying I get 30-40 sets from this one bag. How much dirt or peat or waxed dirt would that take and what would IT weigh?
For the guys on here asking questions, somewhere on this site there are multiple threads about it covering a BILLION questions/concerns/ problems/etc. guys have had over the years. That's why I did the video to hopefully clear up some of the common issues/questions/concerns.......
If you read what I write or say, the set is NOT just about a pipe, or grass, or trap, or steel screen, or a bedding method. Its about ALL of those things working IN CONCERT TOGETHER to give the final offering..............
A guy recently said to me: "The Pipe Dream Set is NO Pipe Dream!"
I like that......bumper-sticker worthy, almost!
MZ
Last edited by Zagman; 08/14/20 06:40 AM.