Camel feed? by Helen Betts

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20-FEB-2016

Camel feed?

Parked for miles along the highway were hundreds of trucks carrying hay and what looked like feed. It was on the outskirts of town, near the camel souk, so perhaps it was all to be sold to camel owners and herders. If so, that was a lot of food for them!

Patti linked me to an interesting article about how the Saudis are buying up farmland in the American Southwest so they can export things like hay back home and save water here http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/15/saudi-arabia-buying-up-farmland-in-us-southwest.html\

Diriyah Palace and Obama, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield		23-Apr-2016 17:13
Many hungry camels!

Dan Greenberg		21-Apr-2016 14:13
That is a lot of hay, but I bet they go through a lot of it very quickly too. When I had horses, I would buy a truck load like this which ideally would feed them for about a year. That was for 5 Arabians that were not that big. Excellent shot. ~V~

Nirvan Hope		20-Apr-2016 17:49
Great image of something one wouldn't see in the States! (if indeed it is camel feed)

chris morton		20-Apr-2016 16:57
I can't help wondering how far it had to come from where it was grown

Jim Coffman		20-Apr-2016 15:52
Wow, pretty amazing!

globalgadabout		20-Apr-2016 15:29
must be harvest time, and feast time for the camels..

Tom LeRoy		20-Apr-2016 15:26
That's an amazing amount of what looks like rolls of hay. Must be a lot of camels !! V

joseantonio		20-Apr-2016 15:18
from the thumbnail I thought it was a very interesting house.V