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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Ziffle" data-source="post: 30349" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>When you say you have control of the place do you mean you own it? If you don't own it then many thoughts come to mind and you have many options, but it's hard to say what to do without knowing your financial arrangement with the other heirs. As you probably know, it could be quite expensive and labor intensive to control mesquite on 150+ acres if it has been "let go" for a few years.</p><p></p><p>If I were you and I owned that place I guess one of the first things I would do would be to find somebody to cut and bale the bermuda either on shares or just for a certain amount paid to you per bale he takes for himself. The first cut needs to be made NOW in most parts of Texas. And then make sure that part of the bargain with anybody that you lease the hay field out to is that he will properly fertilize and maintain it. </p><p></p><p>And get after that mesquite as soon as you can, like NOW. I would not shred it, since that just results in regrowth that is multi-stemmed and is much harder to control/kill. Remedy and diesel is good for killing the small stuff (applied to the stem/stalk, not the leaves). For the larger, rough bark mesquite, spray and cover ALL the leaves with a tank mix of Remedy and Reclaim along with a surfacant. As I recall the mix is about one gallon each of Remedy and Reclaim for each 98 gallons of water. Am not certain, but you may have to have a private applicators license to buy Reclaim. Also, there are certain times of the year that are better than others for foliar spraying. Check out the Brush Busters program at Texas A & M for additional details. For large mesquite you could also chain saw them and then immediately coat all the cut surface and all remaining parts of the stump with Remedy/diesel mix. Try to get after it pretty soon or you will be looking at another seed pod crop from the larger trees.</p><p></p><p>Is the place adequately fenced and cross-fenced, well watered, has good catch trap/pens/chute, etc.?</p><p></p><p>I don't know what the grass/brush/tree conditions are on the place, or even what part of Texas you are in, but the five cows probably won't make much of dent if it is decent grass range. You could essentially be stockpiling grass for the winter so that you don't have to feed. Or possibly could rent out some of your grass -- local extension agent could probably advise you on a reasonable rate per animal unit for the area. If you could find the right guy and make sure that he does what he promises to do, you might consider some arrangement whereby he runs cattle on your place for a while in return for working the mesquite problem. Just random thoughts --- it's real hard to say what to do without seeing and/or knowing a lot more about you place and ownership structure. May want to hold off on the tractor, pending resolution of various of the other issues, to see if YOU really need one or if somebody else does the tractor related work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Ziffle, post: 30349, member: 43"] When you say you have control of the place do you mean you own it? If you don't own it then many thoughts come to mind and you have many options, but it's hard to say what to do without knowing your financial arrangement with the other heirs. As you probably know, it could be quite expensive and labor intensive to control mesquite on 150+ acres if it has been "let go" for a few years. If I were you and I owned that place I guess one of the first things I would do would be to find somebody to cut and bale the bermuda either on shares or just for a certain amount paid to you per bale he takes for himself. The first cut needs to be made NOW in most parts of Texas. And then make sure that part of the bargain with anybody that you lease the hay field out to is that he will properly fertilize and maintain it. And get after that mesquite as soon as you can, like NOW. I would not shred it, since that just results in regrowth that is multi-stemmed and is much harder to control/kill. Remedy and diesel is good for killing the small stuff (applied to the stem/stalk, not the leaves). For the larger, rough bark mesquite, spray and cover ALL the leaves with a tank mix of Remedy and Reclaim along with a surfacant. As I recall the mix is about one gallon each of Remedy and Reclaim for each 98 gallons of water. Am not certain, but you may have to have a private applicators license to buy Reclaim. Also, there are certain times of the year that are better than others for foliar spraying. Check out the Brush Busters program at Texas A & M for additional details. For large mesquite you could also chain saw them and then immediately coat all the cut surface and all remaining parts of the stump with Remedy/diesel mix. Try to get after it pretty soon or you will be looking at another seed pod crop from the larger trees. Is the place adequately fenced and cross-fenced, well watered, has good catch trap/pens/chute, etc.? I don't know what the grass/brush/tree conditions are on the place, or even what part of Texas you are in, but the five cows probably won't make much of dent if it is decent grass range. You could essentially be stockpiling grass for the winter so that you don't have to feed. Or possibly could rent out some of your grass -- local extension agent could probably advise you on a reasonable rate per animal unit for the area. If you could find the right guy and make sure that he does what he promises to do, you might consider some arrangement whereby he runs cattle on your place for a while in return for working the mesquite problem. Just random thoughts --- it's real hard to say what to do without seeing and/or knowing a lot more about you place and ownership structure. May want to hold off on the tractor, pending resolution of various of the other issues, to see if YOU really need one or if somebody else does the tractor related work. [/QUOTE]
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