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<blockquote data-quote="Tim/South" data-source="post: 1192690" data-attributes="member: 17986"><p>Yes, you can pul a soil sample now.</p><p>The soil test is inexpensive and a good friend. To some folks fertilizing means only ammonia nitrate. That will grow grass but not replace what the harvest has removed from the soil.</p><p>I generally put 200-300 lb. of 17-17-17 per acre on hay fields in the spring. Cost @ $525.00 per ton in the buggy. At 200 lb per acre on 15 acres you are looking at @ $787 for fertilizer. I come back after each cutting and put 100 lb. per acre of ammonia nitrate. Note these are my cost here and your soil and costs may be a lot different.</p><p>With blended fertilizer you have three main ingredients. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The first number is the % of nitrogen lb., the second number is the phosphorus and the third is potassium. When you fertilize, the nitrogen is what greens up the grass and produces more hay. The phosphorus and potassium are building the soil. The nitrogen has an immediate affect, the other two take some time to work into the soil.</p><p>With nitrogen alone the grass will look great for a couple of years. Then it will begin to decline.</p><p>At least that is how it works here.</p><p>I am a big believer in fertilizer. Grow more hay on less ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim/South, post: 1192690, member: 17986"] Yes, you can pul a soil sample now. The soil test is inexpensive and a good friend. To some folks fertilizing means only ammonia nitrate. That will grow grass but not replace what the harvest has removed from the soil. I generally put 200-300 lb. of 17-17-17 per acre on hay fields in the spring. Cost @ $525.00 per ton in the buggy. At 200 lb per acre on 15 acres you are looking at @ $787 for fertilizer. I come back after each cutting and put 100 lb. per acre of ammonia nitrate. Note these are my cost here and your soil and costs may be a lot different. With blended fertilizer you have three main ingredients. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The first number is the % of nitrogen lb., the second number is the phosphorus and the third is potassium. When you fertilize, the nitrogen is what greens up the grass and produces more hay. The phosphorus and potassium are building the soil. The nitrogen has an immediate affect, the other two take some time to work into the soil. With nitrogen alone the grass will look great for a couple of years. Then it will begin to decline. At least that is how it works here. I am a big believer in fertilizer. Grow more hay on less ground. [/QUOTE]
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