Sorgum-Sudan

[MikeC]

Thanks for all the feed back I let you know in a month or two how well my farming experience is with millet and sudan.

What type soil do you have CB?

The sorghum Sudan does better in prairie (clay) type soils and the millet does better in sandy (loam) type soils.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Mike I have pastures with sandy loam, others are black land, most are clay type.

 

[Herefordcross]

Caustic, drilled my pearl millett in the ground today, I guess we'll see what it does? Only did four acres as a test so I'll keep you posted on how it turns out.

 

[Herefordcross]

Let me know how yours does also, please!

 

[Beefy]

i much prefer millet to sudan sorghum. have sandy loam here (well, where we plant that is). cows love to graze the millet and it will last a long time. they like the haylage ok. like DR said birds like it too.

sudan sorghum is what i have alwasy heard the prussic acid and nitrate poisoning horror stories about.

 

[Herefordcross]

That's why we planted the millet 1. To give us some extra forage and 2. No acid. We are just testing it out this year, if it works then well maybe do more next year.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Let me know how yours does also, please!

Its up with this rain now we just get to wait and see, looks to be a good stand.

 

[Herefordcross]

How long after you drilled it in did it emerge?

 

[Caustic Burno]

How long after you drilled it in did it emerge?

Couple of weeks but I got 31/2 inches of rain over that time.

 

[Herefordcross]

Three and a half inches?? We got four inches in two days week before last, greened things up but, really didn't do much else!

 

[Herefordcross]

Caustic, let's keep talking about this topic it made it start raining here!

 

[Texas Gal]

Caustic Burno, please keep us updated on the millet's progress.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Caustic Burno, please keep us updated on the millet's progress.

I think ever seed germinated and its all all up about 6 inches know it is just wait and see if it makes.

 

[HAY MAKER]

Caustic Burno, please keep us updated on the millet's progress.

I think ever seed germinated and its all all up about 6 inches know it is just wait and see if it makes.

Which millet did you finally decide to plant,how much per acre.............good luck

 

[Herefordcross]

Mines up about three inches now, and we drilled in 12lb. to the acre as the bag said to. It looks like it's coming in pretty good.

 

[HAY MAKER]

Mines up about three inches now, and we drilled in 12lb. to the acre as the bag said to. It looks like it's coming in pretty good.

When do yall get your first freeze ? Hopefully you will make a stand before it freezes,and if not you can turn your cows in on it..............good luck

 

[Herefordcross]

Usually not until October

 

[SSS Angus]

Typically how much sudan do you drill to the acre? What is everyone paying for there sudan seed? I assume a sack is 50lbs.?

 

[Arnold Ziffle]

SSS -- the following site might be of interest to you:

http://www.scottseed.net/index.cfm

 

[Caustic Burno]

Mines up about three inches now, and we drilled in 12lb. to the acre as the bag said to. It looks like it's coming in pretty good.

Well I put a few more seeds to the acre.
Secondly I have been gettin a rain every couple of weeks got a 1 3/4" yesterday. We are dry but nothing like so many on here that desperately need it. I live in the wettest county in the state we average 5" a month in a normal year.