CALVANI FARMS

PREMIUM QUALITY HORSE AND DAIRY ALFALFA HAY

Calvani Farms is a third and forth generation farm located in the Pecos Valley near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad is located in the Southeastern corner of New Mexico.

We specialize in small bales of quality alfalfa delivered to your ranch, dairy or feed store. Deliveries are Semi-truck loads and we will also load your own truck here at the farm.

Fact Sheet about Calvani Farms The first cutting usually begins during the middle of May. The last cutting is near the end of October. We usually harvest 6 to 7 cuttings per year. All of the crop is flood irrigated. Normal rainfall is only 8 inches per year.

All our hay is alfalfa hay only, not a grass mixture. We cut alfalfa on a 29 day cycle. This guarantees the hay to be at its peek feed value. The alfalfa is cut with windrowers during the day. The following night, after a light dew, two rows are raked into one row. This movement helps dry the hay and also helps to preserve the color. The light dew makes the leaves hold to the stems and prevents leaf shattering. The following night, again with a light dew the hay is baled using three balers. Two automatic bale wagons begin loading the bales and transporting them into barns at night. As you can see, we do everything possible to harvest a premium product.

PRICES Prices vary daily during the year. The Market is driven by supply and demand. The price we quote is the market price, in our barns, for that day.
Other qualities of hay are usually
available during the year.
Laboratory testing is available upon request.

          We Classify the hay by color.
     1. Premium Horse hay
     2. Good Hay ( not as bright as premium hay )
        3. Light Stripe ( heavy dew or light rain cause some loss of color )
        4. Medium Stripe ( half green and half bleached )

DELIVERY
Delivery is readily available anywhere in the United States. Most trucks are 48 feet long flat beds and can carry between 19 and 22 tons per load. Contract loaders hand stack each load onto trucks and cover the load with tarps. We shop daily for the lowest freight rates to reduce your cost.

ALFALFA -VS- BERMUDA
When you compare prices, the best indicator of performance is the feed value of the hay. Many times alfalfa is compared to Coastal Bermuda grass on a cost per bale basis. Most alfalfa bales weigh about 70 lb. per bale as compared to Coastal bales of 40 to 50 lb. The best test of value is the protein content of the feed. Our alfalfa will test between 22 to 24 percent protein, whereas good coastal Bermuda grass will test only 8 to 10 percent protein. A 70 lb. bale of alfalfa at 21% protein will yield 14.7 lb. of protein, whereas a 45 lb. bale of coastal at 9% will yield only 4.0 lb. of protein. If a 70 lb. bale of alfalfa cost $5.70 per bale delivered, then a 40 lb. bale of coastal would be worth only $1.55 per bale. Even though the price of alfalfa may seem high, as you can see it is worth much more.

Call any time for information or to check our prices

Jerry Calvani.......505-361-4646

Dean Calvani.......505-361-0131

Farm Office........505-885-3980

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