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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1428932" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Fence it, let the cows get in and start to clean it up; eat what they want, tromp into the ground anything they can. Bush hog what you can without tearing up the equipment. </p><p>Do soil samples so you have an idea of the PH so that you can lime if needed as soon as possible as it usually takes a little time for the lime to work.</p><p>Cut any trees that are too big to bushhog that you don't want there. If you work on it slowly you will also find any rocks,ledges, gullies,holes, etc and so on, BEFORE you drop the front end of a tractor in one or tear off the blades of the bushhog.</p><p>Are you wanting to make any of it into hay ground? If not, then sectioning it off with electric is a good way to get the cattle to work on it a section at a time. Plus the winter will reveal anything that the lush spring/summer growth will hide. The cows will walk around any especially difficult or treacherous terrain. </p><p>What about available water? Maybe some creeks/streams or ponds on it. </p><p>I would let the cows do as much work as possible on it for a few months then make some more educated decisions when you can see some of the ground through the overgrowth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1428932, member: 25884"] Fence it, let the cows get in and start to clean it up; eat what they want, tromp into the ground anything they can. Bush hog what you can without tearing up the equipment. Do soil samples so you have an idea of the PH so that you can lime if needed as soon as possible as it usually takes a little time for the lime to work. Cut any trees that are too big to bushhog that you don't want there. If you work on it slowly you will also find any rocks,ledges, gullies,holes, etc and so on, BEFORE you drop the front end of a tractor in one or tear off the blades of the bushhog. Are you wanting to make any of it into hay ground? If not, then sectioning it off with electric is a good way to get the cattle to work on it a section at a time. Plus the winter will reveal anything that the lush spring/summer growth will hide. The cows will walk around any especially difficult or treacherous terrain. What about available water? Maybe some creeks/streams or ponds on it. I would let the cows do as much work as possible on it for a few months then make some more educated decisions when you can see some of the ground through the overgrowth. [/QUOTE]
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