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    ragweed

    That field with all the ragweed was to be seeded with a prepackaged mix of clover,timothy,brome,etc. I think I"ll go with Chris`s idea. Take whatever I can bale now and then prepare it for next springs planting.Get enough oats mixed in to choke out some of the weeds. Thanks
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    ragweed

    Last year I worked up a twenty acre field to seed in hay. It was unusualy dry so it didn!t get seeded. Ragweed took over. I cut and baled this field in the fall just to clean it up.I was told to spray this year when regrowth was 4 or 5 inches. Another dry year.Regrowth is sparse in areas.My...
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    scours

    Well it has been over a week and the calf is still alive. I have never had one hang on this long with scours this bad. Yes I have been using electrolytes. At first the cow wouldn;t milk then the calf got so weak. Fortunetly a neighbor had some colostrum , so I did get over a quart in the calf...
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    scours

    have been treating a calf for scours for four days. Just when it seemed we turned the corner and the calf was getting stronger, it now has a thick mucus drooling from the mouth.I have never had this problem before. Any idea's? Thanks Dan
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