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A cover for a mound of stored bulk material, such as a round bale, which has an outer surface and ends, has sufficient dimensions to cover more than 50% of the outer diameter of the round bale. The terminus of the cover closest to the ground or storing place contains a tie rope for passing around th

A cover for a mound of stored bulk material, such as a round bale, which has an outer surface and ends, has sufficient dimensions to cover more than 50% of the outer diameter of the round bale. The terminus of the cover closest to the ground or storing place contains a tie rope for passing around the bale below its diameter to secure the cover. An added feature is an end flap devised to cover both ends of the round bale. The flap includes provisions for tightening as the stored bulk material shrinks or changes in shape through storage. The flap will also contain a plurality of openings to secure the flap to the bulk material with a tie tool. The cover can be utalized on a mound of hay by the above method and including a tie tool which passes through a portion of hay with a rope threaded through the hay with the tie tool. The rope is secured to a plurality of openings in the cover to further secure the hay cover to the hay.

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Apparatus for covering a cylindrically shaped bale of bulk material stored on the surface of the earth which is positioned with its axis substantially parallel with said surface of the earth comprising a water repellent cover means of sufficient length and width to cover all of the length of said cy

Apparatus for covering a cylindrically shaped bale of bulk material stored on the surface of the earth which is positioned with its axis substantially parallel with said surface of the earth comprising a water repellent cover means of sufficient length and width to cover all of the length of said cylindrical bale and more than 50% of its circumference, each terminus of the width of said cover having a plurality of openings therethrough, a twine means inserted into said bale of bulk material below each of said plurality of openings and passing through said openings and tied to secure said cover tightly to said bale whereby water falling on said cover will follow said cover to said terminus and drop onto said surface of said earth away from the portion of said bale of bulk material in contact with said surface of the earth thereby reducing the tendency to rot the bale.