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<blockquote data-quote="Bigfoot" data-source="post: 1262957" data-attributes="member: 17956"><p>The drought of 2012, pretty much wiped out some of my fescue. I got a good rain, that broke the drought, and just exploded crabgrass in the bare spots. It pretty much got me through, till fall. I had never really pursued crabgrass. I have planted red river, and either got a poor stand, or couldn't tell it from my volunteer. I started tinkering around, with promoting it. I do that, by burning down the field, and then running over it with a disc a few times. I then get busy, keeping broadleaves out. I don't know what level of success I have had, but the experiments have turned out better than my Bermuda grass experiments. </p><p></p><p>I rotate 5 horses, and follow them with about 1500 pounds of stockers. I started following the horses with stockers, because the horses would overgraze a spot, and not touch others. I get the horses off, before. They kill a spot, and then throw the calves on. They clean up the grass, that the horses ignore. The 5 horses, and 4 calves rotate through a shade over 4 acres. It's like 4.15. I included some pics, and a time line. It's all dependent on rain, and nitrogen. I have put very little N on these 4 acres. It got about 200 pounds of ammonia nitrate, just as crabgrass was making its appearance. I probably should do a soil test. I probably should do a lot of things I'll never get done to. </p><p></p><p>It's a little too labor intensive for me while I'm working to do this with my cow herd. I retire soon enough, and might give it a shot. Wish I had an area like this big enough to hold all my cows July and August. Just let the fescue sit and recover. Pipe dream, I know, but I've wanted a warm season grass to work for me for a long time now. Might as well pick one, that seeds itself, and grows on poor ground. </p><p></p><p>The firs are intermingled with some of my native bermuda, johnsonvrass, and crabgrass. 90% of the forage production is crabgrass, would be my guess. </p><p></p><p>I posted this, I guess I can stand any comment that comes my way. </p><p></p><p>ENJOY!</p><p></p><p>Last grazed June 2nd. Heading here with them tomorrow. </p><p><a href="http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/F5B77BE7-18F5-404A-85B7-5FBBCA1349B1_zpstpqsftlh.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/F5B77BE7-18F5-404A-85B7-5FBBCA1349B1_zpstpqsftlh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Pulled off this Sunday before church </p><p><a href="http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9711A354-401D-4C76-925B-F336CDCDFDEA_zpswnusyz63.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/9711A354-401D-4C76-925B-F336CDCDFDEA_zpswnusyz63.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Pulling off this tomorrow morning</p><p><a href="http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/B6576A34-B0EC-4301-AD80-4F13D7A0EEA6_zpsed3xiqkl.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/B6576A34-B0EC-4301-AD80-4F13D7A0EEA6_zpsed3xiqkl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigfoot, post: 1262957, member: 17956"] The drought of 2012, pretty much wiped out some of my fescue. I got a good rain, that broke the drought, and just exploded crabgrass in the bare spots. It pretty much got me through, till fall. I had never really pursued crabgrass. I have planted red river, and either got a poor stand, or couldn't tell it from my volunteer. I started tinkering around, with promoting it. I do that, by burning down the field, and then running over it with a disc a few times. I then get busy, keeping broadleaves out. I don't know what level of success I have had, but the experiments have turned out better than my Bermuda grass experiments. I rotate 5 horses, and follow them with about 1500 pounds of stockers. I started following the horses with stockers, because the horses would overgraze a spot, and not touch others. I get the horses off, before. They kill a spot, and then throw the calves on. They clean up the grass, that the horses ignore. The 5 horses, and 4 calves rotate through a shade over 4 acres. It's like 4.15. I included some pics, and a time line. It's all dependent on rain, and nitrogen. I have put very little N on these 4 acres. It got about 200 pounds of ammonia nitrate, just as crabgrass was making its appearance. I probably should do a soil test. I probably should do a lot of things I'll never get done to. It's a little too labor intensive for me while I'm working to do this with my cow herd. I retire soon enough, and might give it a shot. Wish I had an area like this big enough to hold all my cows July and August. Just let the fescue sit and recover. Pipe dream, I know, but I've wanted a warm season grass to work for me for a long time now. Might as well pick one, that seeds itself, and grows on poor ground. The firs are intermingled with some of my native bermuda, johnsonvrass, and crabgrass. 90% of the forage production is crabgrass, would be my guess. I posted this, I guess I can stand any comment that comes my way. ENJOY! Last grazed June 2nd. Heading here with them tomorrow. [url=http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/F5B77BE7-18F5-404A-85B7-5FBBCA1349B1_zpstpqsftlh.jpg.html][img]http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/F5B77BE7-18F5-404A-85B7-5FBBCA1349B1_zpstpqsftlh.jpg[/img][/url] Pulled off this Sunday before church [url=http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9711A354-401D-4C76-925B-F336CDCDFDEA_zpswnusyz63.jpg.html][img]http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/9711A354-401D-4C76-925B-F336CDCDFDEA_zpswnusyz63.jpg[/img][/url] Pulling off this tomorrow morning [url=http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Hoss789/media/Mobile%20Uploads/B6576A34-B0EC-4301-AD80-4F13D7A0EEA6_zpsed3xiqkl.jpg.html][img]http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q756/Hoss789/Mobile%20Uploads/B6576A34-B0EC-4301-AD80-4F13D7A0EEA6_zpsed3xiqkl.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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