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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 657567" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Dun,</p><p>This year, it is too late to do what I am speaking of. There are no cattle close to this field, they are several miles away. This field produces so much hay when it is caught right. We can get 36-40 bales off of 10 acres if we fertilze it at each cutting. It has very good soil around it and the clover keeps the nitrogen to the grass. It is possible to get three cuttings off of it, if we have a few extra rains in the summer.</p><p>But as far as just cutting like a pasture, I want to cut it a bit higher. This can be done at a certain stage of the grass when it is younger, that will keep it from heading out so early.</p><p>Maybe when it gets waist high. Then by mid May, The temps, and some of the rain will slow down, and the hay can be cut. It was waist high by the 1st of April.</p><p></p><p>When Hayray spoke of the wheel traffic, I did not have problems with wheel traffic before when I planted Orchard Grass. It always springs right back up in a few days, even if it is left a bit longer. </p><p>Dun, do you still have that picture of your disc mower with the slide plate that you made to cut grass. I forgot what you said you made those slide plates out of, but I would like to copy that picture if you don't mind, to a disk, and put it back for a bit. </p><p></p><p>Chuckie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 657567, member: 637"] Dun, This year, it is too late to do what I am speaking of. There are no cattle close to this field, they are several miles away. This field produces so much hay when it is caught right. We can get 36-40 bales off of 10 acres if we fertilze it at each cutting. It has very good soil around it and the clover keeps the nitrogen to the grass. It is possible to get three cuttings off of it, if we have a few extra rains in the summer. But as far as just cutting like a pasture, I want to cut it a bit higher. This can be done at a certain stage of the grass when it is younger, that will keep it from heading out so early. Maybe when it gets waist high. Then by mid May, The temps, and some of the rain will slow down, and the hay can be cut. It was waist high by the 1st of April. When Hayray spoke of the wheel traffic, I did not have problems with wheel traffic before when I planted Orchard Grass. It always springs right back up in a few days, even if it is left a bit longer. Dun, do you still have that picture of your disc mower with the slide plate that you made to cut grass. I forgot what you said you made those slide plates out of, but I would like to copy that picture if you don't mind, to a disk, and put it back for a bit. Chuckie [/QUOTE]
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