The venom of the black widow spider contains poisonous chemicals that make people sick. Black widows are found throughout the United States, mostly in the South and West. They are usually found in barns, sheds, stone walls, fences, woodpiles, porch furniture, and other outdoor structures.
Some types of grass hay, in dry weather conditions or on dry ground, will be much too dry when baled as small bales using the eight to 15 percent moisture (the traditional rule of thumb) as a guide. Some of this grass hay produces the best quality bales when baled at 24 to 30 percent moisture.
A constant is it is better to rake or use a tedder when the humidity is at or above 90%, down next to the hay. For Cured Hay with 70% RH or less we can bale small square bales and they will be in the 18 to 20 percent moisture range. With a 65% RH we can bale large high density bales.