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.
If high-moisture forage (40-60%) is baled like normal hay, it will soon be rendered useless by. explosive microbial activity. However, if this forage is baled and wrapped in plastic, anaerobic. microorganisms will ferment some of the carbohydrates in the forage to lactic acid, which will.