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<blockquote data-quote="BARNSCOOP" data-source="post: 677184" data-attributes="member: 7032"><p>Grannysoo,</p><p>This is JUST a thought:</p><p>I don't know if you had heavy rains this spring but we had unusually high amounts . I tested my soil in three pastures, and tested my forage (hay) that was cut this spring. I also decided to test hay cut from spring 2007 that is in my barn loft for horses. I was susprized that the hay from 2007 tested BETTER than this years hay given we were in a drought then. Compairing soil samples and forage tests it was clear that the heavy rains have "washed out" much of the nutrients in the soil. I also noticed that my pastures with higher ground tested better, but even those saturated with clover could not compare to the 2007 forage. Most folks didn't get to fertilize due to so much rain. Could it be that even though your one pasture is lush it lacks something in the forage, because of the rains? </p><p>I believe 1982vett & mo_cows have probley hit it on the head with the heat the past few weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BARNSCOOP, post: 677184, member: 7032"] Grannysoo, This is JUST a thought: I don't know if you had heavy rains this spring but we had unusually high amounts . I tested my soil in three pastures, and tested my forage (hay) that was cut this spring. I also decided to test hay cut from spring 2007 that is in my barn loft for horses. I was susprized that the hay from 2007 tested BETTER than this years hay given we were in a drought then. Compairing soil samples and forage tests it was clear that the heavy rains have "washed out" much of the nutrients in the soil. I also noticed that my pastures with higher ground tested better, but even those saturated with clover could not compare to the 2007 forage. Most folks didn't get to fertilize due to so much rain. Could it be that even though your one pasture is lush it lacks something in the forage, because of the rains? I believe 1982vett & mo_cows have probley hit it on the head with the heat the past few weeks. [/QUOTE]
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