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 by weight 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.

For other uses, see Straw (disambiguation).

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, star shaped or round, and can be very large, depending on the type of baler used.

Corn dollies

(straw art)

Himmeli

Straw marquetry

Straw painting

Straw plaiting

Scarecrows

Japanese Traditional Cat's House

Japanese

wara art

Health and safety[edit]

Dried straw presents a fire hazard that can ignite easily if exposed to sparks or an open flame. It can also trigger allergic rhinitis in people who are hypersensitive to airborne allergens such as straw dust.

(corn straw)

Corn stover

Crop residue

Drinking straw

Hay

Straw (colour)

a bundle of straw

Sheaf (agriculture)

a stack of straw

Stook

Straw dog

Wood wool

Yule Goat

. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

"Straw and Straw Manufactures"

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