Your comment about the haystack brought back memory of a humorous story. BMR, I mean no comparison between your outfit and this guy.
Years back one of the local store owners also had a small ranch and ran about 50 cows. He was known as to winter his stock a little on the tough side, there were summers that his cows didn't shed until August.
An old native fellow fed for him on occasion and one year was in the store taking directions as to which stack to start feeding from, which team to use etc. The store keeper finished with one last question, which was,
"You know how much to feed them cows now, don't you Mack?
Mack replied, "Yep, ya just drive by and let em' smell it, like YOU do.
The store was full of customers, all heard the conversation and Mack's answer brought the house down. :lol: