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    Burning off pasture

    We burn some part of our pastures every year--- only 2 things I know that isnt good about burning---- 1. When you have had a relativly dry winter and you burn off, sometimes you end up drying out your land even more due to that blackened surface-- that sun just finishes drying every drop of...
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    Resistant Pigweed

    I hope there isnt any resistant Pigweed lol --- you can just sot spray it over the top with paraquat -- and it will burn your grass but it will come back green minus the Pigweed ..
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    Controlling Winter weeds

    I dont see anywhere Dun Said that-not on any post in here -- what are you smoking. you goofball :tiphat:
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    Controlling Winter weeds

    2.4- D Amine is the cheapeast works best above 40 degrees about 2 pintes per acre in 20 gallons of water per acre. No residual whch I prefer. 2,4 - D + Remedy for bad broadleaf weeds like Leafy Spurge, but plain ole 24d amine ought to get it
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    Pasture leasing???

    well most times if ya ease on down to your local country store you can find out almost anything-- even in Mystic, MO Popn 6 , get a tire fixed and a coca cola and if you need more info ya gotta make that run to Green City, MO Popn 650.
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    marliss no till drill?

    Marliss is a pretty weak outfit coulters just slice and dice and make a mess east Texas maybe this will help: http://hmc.orbis.net.nz/users/reese/ree ... /home.html or http://www.tarversales.com/index_files/plantovator.htm
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    Interseeding clover into sod

    Frost seeding isnt cost effective with a 25% survival rate Check this out http://hmc.orbis.net.nz/users/reese/ree ... /home.html dont worry you can get these in the USA
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    MIG

    A combination of CS like Fescue/Clover plus WSG like Big and Little Bluestem
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    Chicken Litter

    If your intention is to have a ryegrass pasture for grazing and in December and January you can see every place a cow did her duty because it is 10 inches tall, dark green and thriving while the rest of the pasture is 4 inches tall and just sitting their. You would have benefited if your would...
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    Chicken Litter

    Sure, I have but using CL for many many years will build soil P too high and also there are a lot of Minerals in CL which I really dont like salt in my soil. In a time of high fertilizer prices I am like you I am alwys looking at alternatives. Rye Grass only needs a little N in early Spring in...
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    Grasses or forage that grows well in shaded areas

    "Just an added note; His first post was that he had 9 acres. Now with shade he could put maybe 1 cow. With 9 acres and cut down the trees, improve the pasture, maybe 3 and you be stretching it to raise 4 in Waller, Texas. I am 30 min. away and figure 1 cow per 4 acres on decent pasture" Thats...
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    How all y'all irrigate?

    before you go out and get some supplies, I would check with Denver Water Board as they own most of the water shed east of the Rockies and if they do own it--- you will be fined -- you can count on it. Anyway we use pivots because we dont graze permanent pastures; because TDN and CP are both...
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    Fescue Questions

    Good Topic Dun Cool season Perennial Kentucky 31 is a nightmare--- first used on the IH systen was great for holding the land together and overpasses. It is true that KY 31 has toxic endophytes and you just cant let it head out..... Some ranchers will say a cow will graze the leafs below and...
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    Hay Prices

    grass hay $120 per ton average some going for $140 Alfalfa hay 18% $ 185 per ton Alf/Grass mix 16% CP $160
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    Grasses or forage that grows well in shaded areas

    http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepub ... ustine.pdf Rotational grazing St. Augustinegrass can be used as a pasture grass, although its herbage is considered to be of low quality, declining with age. In southern Florida on organic soils, livestock fed St. Augustinegrass had more gain per acre...
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    Creep Grazing?

    we use millet with one strand of temp electric fence and the calves go under it to work on the next block, although gate would work as well
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    Grasses or forage that grows well in shaded areas

    True that -- but if you have shade tree kinda cows that like to hang out in the shade there wont be much clover left after a Waller County Texas deluge of 3 inches on any given afternoon.
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    Grasses or forage that grows well in shaded areas

    ST AUGUSTINE GRASS SHADE TOLERANT CINCH BUG PROBLEMS BIG N FEEDER REQUIRES LOTS OF WATER BUT HEY WE ARE TALKING WALLER COUNTY NO PROBLEM THERE CRUDE PROTEIN = 13 TO 15 % TDN EARLY SPRING 53 % TO FALL DOWN TO 31% T
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    Grasses or forage that grows well in shaded areas

    yes pensacola bahia will grow in the shade but is real stemmy in summer and once you get it you will have it forever although there are herbiciides like Cimmaron that will kill it -- bahia grass is low in CP and TDN is about 50%. I have seen that black muck land down in Waller County Texas as my...
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    feeding hay

    No tex you can always quit and go to town and get yourself a factory job.... and leave the business of raising cattle for beef to other people that are more efficient than you are... As for never having a cow or heifer I wasnt expecting--- NO I havent... why is this>>>? I dont know--- good...
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