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How Unsafe are Uneven Pasture Surfaces for Cattle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 272005" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>Ratfish,</p><p></p><p>We both know that water isn't much of an issue in Western Washington. Well maybe too much water. You should add some fertilizer. Grazing wont require as much as hay because the majority of the nutreints in the grass are being returned in the form of manure. But it is not a complete loop, there are losses in the system. Cow manure and chicken manure where available are a lot cheaper than commercial fertilizer but the field needs to be dry enough to get out on them with heavy equipment so application timing can be difficult. Beings as you decribed this as floodplain ground, any nitrate left in the soil in the fall will be gone by spring. A shot of nitrogen in the spring will result in noticable benifits.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 272005, member: 498"] Ratfish, We both know that water isn't much of an issue in Western Washington. Well maybe too much water. You should add some fertilizer. Grazing wont require as much as hay because the majority of the nutreints in the grass are being returned in the form of manure. But it is not a complete loop, there are losses in the system. Cow manure and chicken manure where available are a lot cheaper than commercial fertilizer but the field needs to be dry enough to get out on them with heavy equipment so application timing can be difficult. Beings as you decribed this as floodplain ground, any nitrate left in the soil in the fall will be gone by spring. A shot of nitrogen in the spring will result in noticable benifits. Dave [/QUOTE]
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