Wisecrackin"
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There's an interesting thing that happens up here. We have really good hay land all over the province, but especially up north (go figure!). Up there, they have contracts with Japan. There are factories throughout Alberta that compress hay ... a normal small square bale compresses down to 6"x4"x4". Then it is shrink wrapped and shipped to Japan.
Because the Japanese don't have much of a land base, they take the shipping containers, shrink wrap THEM, and sink them to the bottom of the ocean for storage!
Then, when they need more hay, they dredge up a shipping container and -- POOF! -- with the cut of a knife, they have hay to feed to their cattle and horses. It doesn't come back to full size, but they just feed smaller "flakes".
(So now you know why Japanese race horses are not retired to the farm! There's no ROOM for them!)
Because the Japanese don't have much of a land base, they take the shipping containers, shrink wrap THEM, and sink them to the bottom of the ocean for storage!
Then, when they need more hay, they dredge up a shipping container and -- POOF! -- with the cut of a knife, they have hay to feed to their cattle and horses. It doesn't come back to full size, but they just feed smaller "flakes".
(So now you know why Japanese race horses are not retired to the farm! There's no ROOM for them!)