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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 594469" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>It helped that I started with a lot of grass in the spring. Have been stretching the grass I had with hay since the middle of July. Was lucky that we didn't have all that many days of 100 degree temperatures. Ike brought us the most rain over a day that was followed up with two good ones in early October so most of the rain we did get was sort of recent. It refreshed the grass and it was growing (just didn't get ahead of the cows) until the frost we had a couple weeks ago. Nothing for the cattle to chase after now. And of course, I didn't post pictures of the skinner ones (late May and June calve rs) of which I have a few. The oats plays an important part in my system. (Not much of the wild mustard/turnip in it this year.) Normally it would be close to being able to be graze about now. It really needed a good rain out of the last front that moved thru. The missing rains have put that into question now. The 10 day forecast gives us a good chance of rain all next week. If it doesn't I'll have to sort thru and pen them off separately to give them a little extra attention and possibly early wean their calves. Still holding out hope of getting on the oats. They will bounce back pretty fast if I can. I had some of my hay tested so I'm more accurate in what I am feeding. Also bought one of the hay unrollers and unroll a days feeding. I'm not sure that I waste less hay doing this but I am spreading the waste more evenly over the pastures. Finding I rushed baling some of it last year. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> Get down close to the core and it shows it went thru a heat. Baled a bit green or ground moisture, maybe a bit of both. Still it tested where I thought it would.</p><p></p><p>If I remember to do it, I'll get some pictures of the trees turning colors. In our area they mostly go from green to brown, but this year they are going thru the yellows, golds and a few reds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 594469, member: 7795"] It helped that I started with a lot of grass in the spring. Have been stretching the grass I had with hay since the middle of July. Was lucky that we didn't have all that many days of 100 degree temperatures. Ike brought us the most rain over a day that was followed up with two good ones in early October so most of the rain we did get was sort of recent. It refreshed the grass and it was growing (just didn't get ahead of the cows) until the frost we had a couple weeks ago. Nothing for the cattle to chase after now. And of course, I didn't post pictures of the skinner ones (late May and June calve rs) of which I have a few. The oats plays an important part in my system. (Not much of the wild mustard/turnip in it this year.) Normally it would be close to being able to be graze about now. It really needed a good rain out of the last front that moved thru. The missing rains have put that into question now. The 10 day forecast gives us a good chance of rain all next week. If it doesn't I'll have to sort thru and pen them off separately to give them a little extra attention and possibly early wean their calves. Still holding out hope of getting on the oats. They will bounce back pretty fast if I can. I had some of my hay tested so I'm more accurate in what I am feeding. Also bought one of the hay unrollers and unroll a days feeding. I'm not sure that I waste less hay doing this but I am spreading the waste more evenly over the pastures. Finding I rushed baling some of it last year. :oops: Get down close to the core and it shows it went thru a heat. Baled a bit green or ground moisture, maybe a bit of both. Still it tested where I thought it would. If I remember to do it, I'll get some pictures of the trees turning colors. In our area they mostly go from green to brown, but this year they are going thru the yellows, golds and a few reds. [/QUOTE]
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