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<blockquote data-quote="hillbillycwo" data-source="post: 854234" data-attributes="member: 13747"><p>I did what Steve suggested (by accident) and it worked very well. I fed this over mature hay in ares that were poor stands of grass edges of lanes and ditches and in the edges of fence rows and brush piles. The cows cleaned these areas up for me and this year I had grazing in areas I didn't last year. Now I also have red clover where I didn't last year. This fall I plan on feeding all my hay like this. I am clear cutting 5 acres and then will feed my hay here this winter to help clean it up and get volunteer growth of clover and fescue in the spring. Then in about Feb I will broadcast some rye (20#'s per acre) and clover (6#'s per acre) and come back the following fall and broadcast fescue (12#'s per acre) again. </p><p></p><p>Cows will come out of this field in mid March and will be allowed to graze this field litely through the remaining spring and summer or heavier if the grass allows. This seemed to give me fairly good pasture this year and hopefully even better next year as the soil test called for 3 Tons of lime to the acre and I plan on doing that this fall with 40#'s to the acre of P and K. Soil test your field first so you know what you have then you can work your plan from there. Will save you money in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillbillycwo, post: 854234, member: 13747"] I did what Steve suggested (by accident) and it worked very well. I fed this over mature hay in ares that were poor stands of grass edges of lanes and ditches and in the edges of fence rows and brush piles. The cows cleaned these areas up for me and this year I had grazing in areas I didn't last year. Now I also have red clover where I didn't last year. This fall I plan on feeding all my hay like this. I am clear cutting 5 acres and then will feed my hay here this winter to help clean it up and get volunteer growth of clover and fescue in the spring. Then in about Feb I will broadcast some rye (20#'s per acre) and clover (6#'s per acre) and come back the following fall and broadcast fescue (12#'s per acre) again. Cows will come out of this field in mid March and will be allowed to graze this field litely through the remaining spring and summer or heavier if the grass allows. This seemed to give me fairly good pasture this year and hopefully even better next year as the soil test called for 3 Tons of lime to the acre and I plan on doing that this fall with 40#'s to the acre of P and K. Soil test your field first so you know what you have then you can work your plan from there. Will save you money in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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