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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 715219" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>Seeds from hay in other locations will sprout after being eaten and through the cow - then dropped on the ground. Corn is one proof of that.</p><p></p><p>We have added seed to grain at times to promote grass growth in remote and rugged areas. Yes, it does work. And the cows eat it, transport it and place it for us. Not real efficient but it is easier than doing it by hand.</p><p></p><p>The seeds will sprout from falling from bales as you transport them across a field or into your feeding area.</p><p></p><p>The seeds will sprout after falling from the truck as it drives through your yard and through your fields.</p><p></p><p>In the end there is little you can do.</p><p></p><p>However - this is very important and most people do not pay attention to this:</p><p></p><p><em>Cows will eat most weeds at certain stages of growth. They also tend to gain additional vitamins and minerals from those plants we call weeds. A balanced field is like a balanced meal - it will indeed reduce your mineral costs.</em></p><p></p><p>So - a nice field of brome grass or aflfalfa or timothy or whatever - looks nice. It makes for nice hay and it can make for nice pasture - but there is a darned good chance it will NOT provide all the nutrients the cow needs. So we end up buying minerals to supplement their feed requirements. Added cost.</p><p></p><p>Do not think of weeds as being all bad.</p><p></p><p>By the way the grass grows up through the hay that is left on the ground. In the areas it does not - it will come the following year. It always comes with a vengeance and you will actually have more growth near the bales - for obvious reasons - concentration of solid and liquid manure.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 715219, member: 6797"] Seeds from hay in other locations will sprout after being eaten and through the cow - then dropped on the ground. Corn is one proof of that. We have added seed to grain at times to promote grass growth in remote and rugged areas. Yes, it does work. And the cows eat it, transport it and place it for us. Not real efficient but it is easier than doing it by hand. The seeds will sprout from falling from bales as you transport them across a field or into your feeding area. The seeds will sprout after falling from the truck as it drives through your yard and through your fields. In the end there is little you can do. However - this is very important and most people do not pay attention to this: [i]Cows will eat most weeds at certain stages of growth. They also tend to gain additional vitamins and minerals from those plants we call weeds. A balanced field is like a balanced meal - it will indeed reduce your mineral costs.[/i] So - a nice field of brome grass or aflfalfa or timothy or whatever - looks nice. It makes for nice hay and it can make for nice pasture - but there is a darned good chance it will NOT provide all the nutrients the cow needs. So we end up buying minerals to supplement their feed requirements. Added cost. Do not think of weeds as being all bad. By the way the grass grows up through the hay that is left on the ground. In the areas it does not - it will come the following year. It always comes with a vengeance and you will actually have more growth near the bales - for obvious reasons - concentration of solid and liquid manure. Regards Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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