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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew" data-source="post: 359945" data-attributes="member: 918"><p>Hello,</p><p>I have 100ac in crops: 25ac/Oats, 25ac/Wheat, and 50ac/Ryegrass-clover mix. All fertilized in December. In in Navarro county, North-Central Texas.</p><p></p><p>This is the first time I ever planted any wintercrops. I am trying to figure out what to do with these crops since I don't have any haying equipment nor do I want to feed hay to my cows. I have a few cows and the remaining bermuda pastures and native is enough to carry me through the winter. Last time I fed hay was 3 years ago. I only have 12 cows and an additional 100 acres: 40 in Tifton 85 and 60 in native.</p><p> </p><p>You may be wondering why I planted the crops in the first place. The reason is that the 100 acres were covered in sunflowers and I wanted to get rid of them. The extension agent said that would be my best option and I agreed with the intention of experimenting. I spent a total of $5,000 in all and would like to at least make that back, if possible.</p><p></p><p>I am thinking of three options:</p><p>1) Have someone bale it and pay for it with hay. Then sell the excess.</p><p>2) Find someone to bale it for a fee and then sell the bales.</p><p>3) Trade the crops for some cows. </p><p></p><p>I actually posed #3 above to a neighbor but he hasn't answered me yet.</p><p></p><p>Given that I lack the equipment and the need for hay, I think #3 would be my best option.</p><p></p><p>I would like opinions or perhaps other ideas of what to do with so much grass.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Andrew</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew, post: 359945, member: 918"] Hello, I have 100ac in crops: 25ac/Oats, 25ac/Wheat, and 50ac/Ryegrass-clover mix. All fertilized in December. In in Navarro county, North-Central Texas. This is the first time I ever planted any wintercrops. I am trying to figure out what to do with these crops since I don't have any haying equipment nor do I want to feed hay to my cows. I have a few cows and the remaining bermuda pastures and native is enough to carry me through the winter. Last time I fed hay was 3 years ago. I only have 12 cows and an additional 100 acres: 40 in Tifton 85 and 60 in native. You may be wondering why I planted the crops in the first place. The reason is that the 100 acres were covered in sunflowers and I wanted to get rid of them. The extension agent said that would be my best option and I agreed with the intention of experimenting. I spent a total of $5,000 in all and would like to at least make that back, if possible. I am thinking of three options: 1) Have someone bale it and pay for it with hay. Then sell the excess. 2) Find someone to bale it for a fee and then sell the bales. 3) Trade the crops for some cows. I actually posed #3 above to a neighbor but he hasn't answered me yet. Given that I lack the equipment and the need for hay, I think #3 would be my best option. I would like opinions or perhaps other ideas of what to do with so much grass. Thanks, Andrew [/QUOTE]
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