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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1821776" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>When I bought my place in Arkansas the previous owners ran a sawmill, cutting rail road ties. I got the place... and the mill. They'd cleared the top of a hill, including taking out the big stumps, but let it grow small trees after without mowing. Some of the little trees were, maybe, a couple of inches in diameter. Pretty rough on the bush hog. I was actually surprised I didn't break something.</p><p></p><p>But to the issue of making it into pasture. It's tough to get the stumps out but waiting for them to rot is a long slog. If you can spend a week taking them out with a tractor, even if the week is spent over the course of a year or two, I think you will be money ahead. Even if some are too big. You can always pile your scrap around the biggest ones and burn them down. Do it in the winter with snow on the ground so you can leave them burning without worrying about it spreading. You don't need a roaring fire when a slow smoldering fire will get the job done. And the ash is good for the soil. And spread your manure too. But don't expect to get much seed to germinate in manure. Might be better to spread seed first and then spread some manure lightly on top, especially if you can drag the soil to scarify it a little. Once you have some grass started you can pile more manure on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1821776, member: 42463"] When I bought my place in Arkansas the previous owners ran a sawmill, cutting rail road ties. I got the place... and the mill. They'd cleared the top of a hill, including taking out the big stumps, but let it grow small trees after without mowing. Some of the little trees were, maybe, a couple of inches in diameter. Pretty rough on the bush hog. I was actually surprised I didn't break something. But to the issue of making it into pasture. It's tough to get the stumps out but waiting for them to rot is a long slog. If you can spend a week taking them out with a tractor, even if the week is spent over the course of a year or two, I think you will be money ahead. Even if some are too big. You can always pile your scrap around the biggest ones and burn them down. Do it in the winter with snow on the ground so you can leave them burning without worrying about it spreading. You don't need a roaring fire when a slow smoldering fire will get the job done. And the ash is good for the soil. And spread your manure too. But don't expect to get much seed to germinate in manure. Might be better to spread seed first and then spread some manure lightly on top, especially if you can drag the soil to scarify it a little. Once you have some grass started you can pile more manure on. [/QUOTE]
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