seed in minearal

[canadianfarmboy]

There was some talk on the boards of someone putting grass or clover seed in with the minearal and letting the cattle do the seeding of the psature , cant seem to find that post .. Whats everyones thought on this one?

 

[JHH]

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=54299&p=623925&hilit=clover+in+mineral#p623925

 

[Santas and Duhram Reds]

is this effective?

 

[TexasBred]

is this effective?

It works but will be spotty the first couple of years.....just like the manure piles. :lol2:

 

[canadianfarmboy]

How much seed should u add to the minearal to be effective/ not hurt anything ?

 

[novatech]

I have added seed to lick tubs before. Not a lot of results. I think you are as well off by mixing the appropriate fertilizer and spotting around the pasture by hand on bare spots.
I always wondered if there would be a concern about certain seeds being toxic to the cattle. Most seed would not be toxic bit are there any that are?
I was also wondering how much effect the heavy concentration of salt, in some mineral supplements, would have on the seed?

 

[dun]

I have added seed to lick tubs before. Not a lot of results. I think your are as well of by mixing the apropiate fertilizer and spotting around the pasture by hand on bare spots.
I always wonderd if there would be a concern about certain seeds being toxic to the cattle. Most seed would not be toxic bit are there any that are?
I was also wondering how much effect the heavy concentration of salt, in some mineral suplements, would have on the seed?

The only people I've heard of that had any kind of success and it was spotty, was using clover. The harder seed would logically seem to have a better chance of passing through the cow undamaged so that it could germinate. Grass seed being soft I would think would be broken down too much to do much good.

 

[agmantoo]

I throw in with the mineral supplement a handfull of any hard coated seed that I want to propagate. I do this mainly on new ground that I have not removed all the stumps or on steep hillsides plus in thin wooded areas. As stated the initial plants will be where the manure piles are but in time those plants will produce seed to again be distributed as grazed. It is surprising how much forage will develop over time in lightly shaded areas and sparsely populated woods.

 

[rdbigfarmboy]

Timeless method of seeding.
Hard small seed pass thru animal, spotty results
So you cant sow a field this way
again timeless method of seeding