CLITHERALL, MINN. – Once in a while, on a summer afternoon, my husband will ask if our young son and I are ready to help with the small square hay bales. Hardly anybody makes small square bales ...

“The days of tossing four small square hay bales out the south hay mow door to the bunk are gone.” Morning feeding chores would be finished by pitching two more bales down the chute to the barn manger ...

“It hadn’t been used for a couple of years, so the twine-tie square baler was sold on an internet auction.” Small square bales of hay are a lot of work, but nearly essential for most livestock ...