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Is fertilizing even needed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rowdy" data-source="post: 1024712" data-attributes="member: 20690"><p>Im back to asking questions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>My thinking is that since most put out round bales and can't limit the quantity consumed, fertilizing grass to the poing of its protein % exceding the needs of cattle is wasteful? I realize it not only increases the quality but the quantity as well. And thats kinda where I have confusion. Why does my coastal meadow need to be 14%? if my cows can maintain on 10%? Is there a way to increase volume without increasing the quality per volume? I don't think so and it even sounds silly me asking that. The guy that bales for me was telling me he sent in some coastal to a hay test and it was 17% protein? Unless you can limit, this just seems pointless?</p><p></p><p>I noticed last December when I started putting out hay- that my cows started gaining weight like it was early summer. I don't need them to gain weight this time a year, yet I can't ration it out? I dont' think its good for them to go a day or days without eating to somehow average out their weekly intake. I don't really know what to do here to be the most efficient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rowdy, post: 1024712, member: 20690"] Im back to asking questions :D My thinking is that since most put out round bales and can't limit the quantity consumed, fertilizing grass to the poing of its protein % exceding the needs of cattle is wasteful? I realize it not only increases the quality but the quantity as well. And thats kinda where I have confusion. Why does my coastal meadow need to be 14%? if my cows can maintain on 10%? Is there a way to increase volume without increasing the quality per volume? I don't think so and it even sounds silly me asking that. The guy that bales for me was telling me he sent in some coastal to a hay test and it was 17% protein? Unless you can limit, this just seems pointless? I noticed last December when I started putting out hay- that my cows started gaining weight like it was early summer. I don't need them to gain weight this time a year, yet I can't ration it out? I dont' think its good for them to go a day or days without eating to somehow average out their weekly intake. I don't really know what to do here to be the most efficient. [/QUOTE]
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