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<blockquote data-quote="OldCrow" data-source="post: 1065246" data-attributes="member: 18672"><p>Firesweep,</p><p></p><p>It does make excellent hay and great winter forage. We planted it last fall and the cows never looked better coming through the winter. They actually gained some weight because we had somewhat of a drought last summer. We had 15 cows and fed about 25 rolls last winter, if we would have fertilized it again when we caught a warm spell we wouldn't have had to feed any. Winters in West TN have been somewhat mild for this area the last couple of years so rye has done well growing. Looking at the benefits of grazing it as well as baling it in the spring we came out a little less than buying hay. This way we know what we have and get the added benefit of conditioning the cows in winter time when they need it or backgrounding calves if they don't. Just the way we have done it for a couple of seasons.</p><p></p><p>OldCrow</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldCrow, post: 1065246, member: 18672"] Firesweep, It does make excellent hay and great winter forage. We planted it last fall and the cows never looked better coming through the winter. They actually gained some weight because we had somewhat of a drought last summer. We had 15 cows and fed about 25 rolls last winter, if we would have fertilized it again when we caught a warm spell we wouldn't have had to feed any. Winters in West TN have been somewhat mild for this area the last couple of years so rye has done well growing. Looking at the benefits of grazing it as well as baling it in the spring we came out a little less than buying hay. This way we know what we have and get the added benefit of conditioning the cows in winter time when they need it or backgrounding calves if they don't. Just the way we have done it for a couple of seasons. OldCrow [/QUOTE]
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