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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1387592" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>I have light acid granite soils, very low fertility with very little clay and organic matter to hold nutrients there. Clovers would have to be my forte. When conditions are right the clover content in spring would be close to 100% and I have no trouble with bloat, the clover content seems to build up gradually and the cows adapt very well to it. I rotate their paddocks every 2-3 days so they are always eating a fresh clover paddock. White clover is the main species though I add other varieties such as red clover, arrowleaf clover and subterranean clover when I put out my phosphorous fertiliser which we call single super phosphate to feed the clovers and if the clovers are successfully nodulated they provide the nitrogen for the summer grasses. If we have a good clover year the cows and growth of the calves will be 2nd to none.</p><p></p><p>Just an aside, I find the clovers to be pretty smart. Being hard seeded they seem to be able to control when we will have a big clover year. We can have a good autumn/winter and the phosphorous will be good yet the clover will only be average and sure enough spring and early summer will be very dry and hot. It does not seem to germinate unless it thinks it has a good chance of goiung through to flowering. This year even though we had a very good autumn winter and early spring it was only average and died off in the early heat and dry in early summer however since then even though things have been hot and dry it is appearing so my thinking is it will be favourable conditions in the new year.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1387592, member: 16453"] I have light acid granite soils, very low fertility with very little clay and organic matter to hold nutrients there. Clovers would have to be my forte. When conditions are right the clover content in spring would be close to 100% and I have no trouble with bloat, the clover content seems to build up gradually and the cows adapt very well to it. I rotate their paddocks every 2-3 days so they are always eating a fresh clover paddock. White clover is the main species though I add other varieties such as red clover, arrowleaf clover and subterranean clover when I put out my phosphorous fertiliser which we call single super phosphate to feed the clovers and if the clovers are successfully nodulated they provide the nitrogen for the summer grasses. If we have a good clover year the cows and growth of the calves will be 2nd to none. Just an aside, I find the clovers to be pretty smart. Being hard seeded they seem to be able to control when we will have a big clover year. We can have a good autumn/winter and the phosphorous will be good yet the clover will only be average and sure enough spring and early summer will be very dry and hot. It does not seem to germinate unless it thinks it has a good chance of goiung through to flowering. This year even though we had a very good autumn winter and early spring it was only average and died off in the early heat and dry in early summer however since then even though things have been hot and dry it is appearing so my thinking is it will be favourable conditions in the new year. Ken [/QUOTE]
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