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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 750874" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>shaz</p><p></p><p>I do not have tall clumps as you mentioned growing beside short grass. I have a bushhog and I mow the tall stuff before it goes to seed and I limit the cattle to the allocated areas to where they eat the forage rather uniformly. This mowing and keeping the forage thick is what limits the weed growth. Mowing stops seed production and brush and thick stands smoother undesirable plants. Folks keep mentioning the fuel consumption. I only use about 20% of the fuel I was using when I made hay. I no longer own a round baler, tedder, haybine and the rake and tractor with the frontend loader is for sale. As for time consumption. I spend about 20 minutes when I go to make a quick move on the cattle between paddocks. I multitask frequently when using the tractor. I carry the seed slinger on the 3 point arms as I am pulling the drag harrow on the drawbar. I can do 4 acres/hour. I can bushhog and pull the drag harrow at about 2 1/2 acres per hour. I never have to use the tractor during the Winter. I do use a ATV as I have a permanently injured foot. My margin from my herd is significantly higher than the average profit from a conventional producer. I figure than I can justify the time I spend based on the return.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 750874, member: 8973"] shaz I do not have tall clumps as you mentioned growing beside short grass. I have a bushhog and I mow the tall stuff before it goes to seed and I limit the cattle to the allocated areas to where they eat the forage rather uniformly. This mowing and keeping the forage thick is what limits the weed growth. Mowing stops seed production and brush and thick stands smoother undesirable plants. Folks keep mentioning the fuel consumption. I only use about 20% of the fuel I was using when I made hay. I no longer own a round baler, tedder, haybine and the rake and tractor with the frontend loader is for sale. As for time consumption. I spend about 20 minutes when I go to make a quick move on the cattle between paddocks. I multitask frequently when using the tractor. I carry the seed slinger on the 3 point arms as I am pulling the drag harrow on the drawbar. I can do 4 acres/hour. I can bushhog and pull the drag harrow at about 2 1/2 acres per hour. I never have to use the tractor during the Winter. I do use a ATV as I have a permanently injured foot. My margin from my herd is significantly higher than the average profit from a conventional producer. I figure than I can justify the time I spend based on the return. [/QUOTE]
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