Written by George Mason, and adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776. The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish inadequate government.
Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing animals such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to smaller animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.
Q. Mike knows a lot, and I love the show (I listen on KSFC; 91.9 FM), but on a recent program he referred to hay and straw as if they were interchangeable. Straw is a stalk, usually a waste product of wheat, that's used as bedding for barnyard animals. Hayâtypically alfalfa or a grassâis used as animal feed. ---Mary Beth in Spokane (Washington) A. I can think of a lot of times when I spelled out the differences between hay and straw, but never when I confused them.