Ha! Ha! After we were forced to stop cow-farming back in 2000 it did not take long for all of the baling twine and bale-wire to get used up.
My go-too now is a spool of tempered aluminum alloy electric fencing wire. Better all in all. Holds tight. Does not rust stain. Rust thin and later break. Some been lasting for over 15 PNW wet years now.
Stainless steel repair wrapping wire here too. Too spring-ing stiff for most use. Exhaust-systems, exhaust-systems. Some hot part of gasifier systems fix-'ems use.
Oh . . . pass on the cheaper very soft all-pure aluminum fencing wire. It twist work hardens and breaks.
tree-farmer Steve unruh