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*Nelson Hay Co will not be attending the Horse Expo in April 2009 due to the decrease in hay acres
this summer due to rotation.
**Since their will be less hay acres this year due to rotation, hay contracts have been mailed out
to last years customers.
All hay is stored inside. We have small squares, medium squares, and round bales available. We also offer
contracting for the upcoming year.
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By the Ton
1. The first question
we are always asked is what is the price per bale and the bale weight?
2. The most confusing
question is how many bales in a ton?
As for the first question, we only sell
hay by the ton. It is the fairest way to buy and sell hay. Have you ever bought hay and were told the bales weighed 50 lbs
or more, but ended up weighing 30 to 40 lbs? Your price per ton just went up 20 to 30 percent. When you buy by the ton, pounds
per bale do not matter, because you are buying weight and not number of bales. The number of bales will vary on a load, but
pounds are pounds. Our trucks are weighed before and after loading to establish the tons delivered.
The next question of how many bales are in a ton is what confused customers. A ton equals 2000 lbs. Our bales average between
65 to 80 lbs. It is simple math. Here is an example.
A ton = 2000 lbs
| 2000/80 lbs = 25 bales
| $100.00 per ton = $4.00 per bale
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| 2000/ 65 lbs = 31 bales
| $100.00 per ton = $3.25 per bale
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| 2000/50 lbs = 40 bales
| $100.00 per ton = $2.50 per bale
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| 2000/ 40 lbs = 50 bales
| $100.00 per ton = $2.00 per bale
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| 2000/ 35 lbs = 57 bales
| $100.00 per ton = $1.75 per bale | The cost per bales has to be ignored, because
we produce heavier bales than you as a customer are used to. However, the cost per our ton will generally be cheaper than
what you are paying now per bale price. Overall, the price per bale is still the same price per ton. If you are paying $2.50/bale
for a 40 lb bale then you are paying $125.00/ton.
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