Except during a 30" snow I have had calves grazing it until today. They have gained real good and it sure is easy on me.rnh1":1zy7qzyv said:That would save buying a lot of protein
kenny thomas":mlbyeac3 said:I stock pile fesue also. I put 50 units of Urea on it in early September and also drilled winter wheat into the sod. I sent forage samples to VA Tech in December and it tested 21.6% protein. Had some that I did not put the Urea on and it tested 12.3%. I will do it all this fall.
Bobby, of the top of my head I actually don't remember the urea cost. I spread the P and K last fall also so the cost was not just the urea.BobbyLummus1":1tkd0k9y said:Kenny if you don't mind me asking whats the urea cost spread per acre in your area . I got a recent quote for granular nitrogen for 160 acres at $10K or 60 acres around $3500 . Can't see how to make $ like that . The county spread sludge for free for years on my place- family and neighbors have put a stop to this , I gotta start looking into something different
I ended up never letting the cows on it. I had several weaned calves and just gave them an acre or so at a time. Took them off of it late this afternoon and gonna spread 35-0-0 on it in the next few days. The ground is so wet I cant get on it now.pricefarm":2n4u0md5 said:kenny thomas":2n4u0md5 said:I stock pile fesue also. I put 50 units of Urea on it in early September and also drilled winter wheat into the sod. I sent forage samples to VA Tech in December and it tested 21.6% protein. Had some that I did not put the Urea on and it tested 12.3%. I will do it all this fall.
How did u end up grazing the wheat. I know u posted asking how to graze it where it was such high protein.
In Kansas, you are going to run around $0.50-$0.53/# of actual nitrogen. Most common granular nitrogen is going to be 46% nitrogen. Add on another $5-$7/acre to spread, and I don't know any rates, but you should be getting around 100-110 pounds of nitrogen for that price. I don't have a breakdown for fescue or Bermuda, but for 1 ton of Brome, you are removing 33 pounds of nitrogen, and one ton of Orchardgrass you are removing 50 pounds of nitrogen. You will have some cycling and a little from the manure, but 100# probably isn't out of line for the whole year.BobbyLummus1":3k91la6j said:Kenny if you don't mind me asking whats the urea cost spread per acre in your area . I got a recent quote for granular nitrogen for 160 acres at $10K or 60 acres around $3500 . Can't see how to make $ like that . The county spread sludge for free for years on my place- family and neighbors have put a stop to this , I gotta start looking into something different
Bigfoot":zv9wnrha said:I never understood why, but my stockpiled grass last year ------They just wouldn't eat it. Never seen that before, and hope I never see it again.