Hay, or straw?
Hay. We have about 6-7 acres in mostly brome. A neighbor bales it a couple of times each year and we keep a bale or two when needed. We don’t have animals to feed over the winter nor do we have the equipment to take care of it ourselves. It’s a fair swap. We still have several square bales leftover from a previous year that we use around the garden. It comes in quite handy! I use it in the nesting boxes and give the hens a chunk of it every once in awhile. They love scratching through it.