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<blockquote data-quote="K-SHIRES" data-source="post: 202544" data-attributes="member: 3624"><p>* More info always helps! on that crop ground would probably put grass in mix. Up here, 20-30% of new seeding vegatation OF GRASSES will be automatic unless you spray and KILL EVERYTHING first. Anytime you have clovers or alfalfa present, bloat risk is present. A smaller % of stand in these lessens risk. Stuffing cattle full of long, grassy dry hay before turning into rich, legumous pasture greatly reduces bloat risk.</p><p> * If ground is saturated and they will hoof or pug it up, would keep cattle off. If dry ground, would go to full harvesting by 4-hoof method.</p><p> * If you plant in spring and don't cut off as hay once, you will have a huge quantity of stockpiled forage on your hands. With Trefoil and white clover, this works. You can then STRIP-GRAZE it thru OCT., Nov., and Dec. up untill 5 inches of snow cover shuts you down. </p><p></p><p>A fundamental difference exists with Trefoil vs. Alfalfa or Clover(RED). The latter two follow a strict protocol of grow, bud, flower, mature out and go to seed. Must be harvested to produce new growth. Trefoil is doing 4 things all throughout the green season: It is growing, it is flowering, it is producing seed, and it is sending out new runners to establish new plants. This is why Trefoil will be green and palatible when other legumes have matured out and are done. This is why mention that Trefoil is more forgiving as hay crop, whereas Alfalfa is cut every 30 days to get good hay.</p><p> One year a farmer in area sold his cows, and had 450 acres of trefoil (first crop) standing Sept. 1st. I was done haying, had put machinery away. He approached me Labor Day and wanted me to make all his hay. I did thruout September between other jobs. The Trefoil was so thick and green I fed it to my dairy cows. They milked well and never had a higher butterfat test. Obviously, first crop Alfalfa or Clover baled in September would have been total crap. </p><p> Trefoil is the backbone of many farms in this area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="K-SHIRES, post: 202544, member: 3624"] * More info always helps! on that crop ground would probably put grass in mix. Up here, 20-30% of new seeding vegatation OF GRASSES will be automatic unless you spray and KILL EVERYTHING first. Anytime you have clovers or alfalfa present, bloat risk is present. A smaller % of stand in these lessens risk. Stuffing cattle full of long, grassy dry hay before turning into rich, legumous pasture greatly reduces bloat risk. * If ground is saturated and they will hoof or pug it up, would keep cattle off. If dry ground, would go to full harvesting by 4-hoof method. * If you plant in spring and don't cut off as hay once, you will have a huge quantity of stockpiled forage on your hands. With Trefoil and white clover, this works. You can then STRIP-GRAZE it thru OCT., Nov., and Dec. up untill 5 inches of snow cover shuts you down. A fundamental difference exists with Trefoil vs. Alfalfa or Clover(RED). The latter two follow a strict protocol of grow, bud, flower, mature out and go to seed. Must be harvested to produce new growth. Trefoil is doing 4 things all throughout the green season: It is growing, it is flowering, it is producing seed, and it is sending out new runners to establish new plants. This is why Trefoil will be green and palatible when other legumes have matured out and are done. This is why mention that Trefoil is more forgiving as hay crop, whereas Alfalfa is cut every 30 days to get good hay. One year a farmer in area sold his cows, and had 450 acres of trefoil (first crop) standing Sept. 1st. I was done haying, had put machinery away. He approached me Labor Day and wanted me to make all his hay. I did thruout September between other jobs. The Trefoil was so thick and green I fed it to my dairy cows. They milked well and never had a higher butterfat test. Obviously, first crop Alfalfa or Clover baled in September would have been total crap. Trefoil is the backbone of many farms in this area. [/QUOTE]
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