Does that soil pack in where aeration helps, like in hay fields, or is it prety loose naturally?
Hello from Deep East Texas
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gman4691
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Relatively high clay content below 4" so it packs...is especially hard during dry times
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gman4691
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You’ll need to zoom in for a better look but this is the team
kenny thomas
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You definitely have grass.
50/50Farms
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I'm in or around Nac a few times a year, I'll let you know next time I'm out that way and see if you want to grab a bite over at Dolli's.
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gman4691
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Yes. sir...lots of rye grass. I never bail it because it takes so long to dry and at this time of year here, you never know when it might rain. Just as sure as I cut it, it will rain before it has dried out enough to bail. Letting them eat it down some now to make room for the bermuda grass later this spring. The bermuda usually starts doing its thing when the night time lows are 60+...we're not quite there yet. However, the pecan trees are leafing out and they are usually the last to do so. The rye is going to seed...I'll probably close them off from this patch within the week.
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been there quite a few times with the fam.
greybeard
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I dunno about eating it, but I breathed in lots of that red dirt dust up north of Lufkin one year. The old drive-in movie was named Redlands.. I thought it's fallen down by now but heard last year someone had opened it back up?.
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They were going to open it back up Memorial Day 2021...their facebook page hasn't shown anything more recent than then. I hardly get out that way so I don't know if the re-opening lasted or not.
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Looking out this morning before leaving for work, I could swear I saw calf #12 running around out there...couldn't be more than 2 days old. One more cow looks like she may be a possibility for dropping a calf...or she might just be fat...most of them are. As it is right now, the dirty dozen is what we have to work with this year...10 females, 1 male, and whatever this latest arrival is...haven't gotten a close enough look at this point.
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gman4691
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yup...#12 has made an entrance
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gman4691
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The end of an era...most folks here don't know him but I thought I would put it here any way. The man was known and loved by many in the area where I live. RIP, Dave: https://www.lairdfh.net/obituary/Da...lBPW5alVbWmp6zDZ8qHJ9gnl5Ors8pMJVb-1UIyM7GT30
Woah, 103 is impressive and definitely a life well lived.
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gman4691
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Probably had more knowledge than any 10 of us put together...and never learned to read. Funny story: He came to my father's graveside service on his 4-wheeler with a big of feed strapped across it with a bungee cord...Dad would have been pleased.
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About to disappear for a couple of weeks...heading out for vacation next week and spending the week after clearing downed trees and spraying for weeds. Chicken litter application should happen sometime next week...while I'm gone, of course. Then after the spray has a chance to do its thing, will be hoping and praying for rain.
EasTex
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Where are you headed?
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gman4691
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In the area of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee...Smoky Mountains
50/50Farms
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Oh nice, it's great up there right now.
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gman4691
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always liked travelling to that part of the country (N. Arkansas, Tennesse, etc. - anywhere with forested mountains...over course, the ones out west are also cool, Rockies, etc.)
