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Straw (other)
Straw is an agricultural by-product of cereal plants. Straw may also refer to: * Straw (colour) * Drinking straw Entertainment * Straw (band), an English pop band * Straw (story), "Straw" (story), a short story by Gene Wolfe * ''Straw'', a board game by Alderac Entertainment Group * The Straw (play), ''The Straw'' (play), a 1919 play by Eugene O'Neill * The Straw (The Bronx Is Burning), "The Straw" (''The Bronx Is Burning''), a television episode Science * Straw (cryogenic storage), a vessel for storing liquids at very low temperatures for long-term preservation * Barred straw, a moth * Soda straw or straw, a mineral * Straw underwing, a moth People * Ezekiel A. Straw (1819–1882), American business manager and politician * Jack Straw (other) * Myles Straw (born 1994), American baseball player * Syd Straw, American singer * Thomas Straw (1870–1959), British cricketer Places * Straw, Kentucky * Straw, County Londonderry, a small village and townland in County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straw
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has a number of different uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and basket making. Straw is usually gathered and stored in a straw bale, which is a bale, or bundle, of straw tightly bound with twine, wire, or string. Straw bales may be square, rectangular, or round, and can be very large, depending on the type of baler used. Uses Current and historic uses of straw include: * Animal feed **Straw may be fed as part of the roughage component of the diet to cattle or horses that are on a near maintenance level of energy requirement. It has a low digestible energy and nutrient content (as opposed to hay, which is much more nutritious). The heat generated when microorganisms in a herbivore's gut digest straw can be useful in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
