Does anyone have or know of someone that has bales of straw for sale at a reasonable price in the Hendricks county area. Looking for about 15 or so for a wedding
Just a suggestion here, but if you can talk to any farmers in your area who grow wheat (the chaff from wheat is what makes straw) with balers and livestock, you could probably buy all the bales you need for about $4 each.
Bought one at Damanns for 8 bucks.
As far as hay is concerned, none of the folks in my area make small bales any longer. It's all big round ones.
Hay and straw, two different things all together. Remember the saying hays for horses? Straw is the left over stalk of wheat, barley, oats etc... hay on the other hand is various grass' used for animal feed. Not trying to be a smart ass or nothing!
well alcohol will be involved.....
Honestly the boss told me to get them for the wedding but didn't tell me what she was using them for
Am I correct in assuming they are intended to be seats?
The price on straw has gone up dramatically since I was in the business. We used to sell it for $1/bale out of the field (late 90's/early 2000's when I was running my business) or $2/bale off-season (from storage).
It's hard to find now because it's not a good cash crop in the area anymore. The plains states are much better adapted for wheat. Some counties in Indiana are eligible for a USDA/FSA soil conservation program where they PAY the farmer to grow wheat. They are paying up to $80/acre to farmers just to grow wheat in certain soil conservation areas. Think about it; when was the last time you saw a wheat field? It's hard to even find a wheat field anymore... no wheat means no straw, which means MUCH higher price.
Lots of wheat fields around here every year (north if Indy)