This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since non-alfalfa and non-imported hay is always a topic of interest here in southern New Mexico, I took note this weekend when a locally grown fodder that is used by owners of donkeys and sheep which need something less rich than alfalfa was being discussed. Everyone calls it Hygear which they say is shorthand for some complex scientific name. It is a course, stemmy, hay with seed heads that look a bit like milo, although the seeds are more like millet. The people I talked to say there is only one cutting in early fall, and that it is grown in the Tularosa Basin. I can find only a couple references on the Net to Hygear, and nothing that gives the actual name or any nutritional information. Can anyone here provide any enlightenment?
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