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<blockquote data-quote="Thunder" data-source="post: 1698040" data-attributes="member: 40133"><p>First, I ain't got the land, cows, or water. So we're just barnstormin' here a little bit. </p><p></p><p>If I had, say, 300 acres in central Texas, and I fenced off about 40, and planted about 200 pecan trees on a 100' spacing(very wide), and planted, oh, cowpeas in the summer, some kind of winter legume, and buckwheat(also somewhat nitrogen fixing) in between, and hayed, or grazed, or harvested the crops, and let's say by hook or by crook I managed enough water to irrigate an inch or a little more a week in the summer, when the trees have leaves, would the shade ruin the crops? </p><p></p><p>Whew! Compound question. Not a run-on. </p><p></p><p>Overall, all things considered, is this a terrible idea, or an interesting concept to explore further? </p><p></p><p>The idea is to get the stuff off the ground mid september or so, shake the trees, pick with hand rollers. Lazy man's farmin' and ranchin' with just enough work to keep you healthy. No mechanized picker, too expensive for a small operation. Used shaker. Pecans are the main crop, everything else just helps. Not to much work for a family and a few kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thunder, post: 1698040, member: 40133"] First, I ain't got the land, cows, or water. So we're just barnstormin' here a little bit. If I had, say, 300 acres in central Texas, and I fenced off about 40, and planted about 200 pecan trees on a 100' spacing(very wide), and planted, oh, cowpeas in the summer, some kind of winter legume, and buckwheat(also somewhat nitrogen fixing) in between, and hayed, or grazed, or harvested the crops, and let's say by hook or by crook I managed enough water to irrigate an inch or a little more a week in the summer, when the trees have leaves, would the shade ruin the crops? Whew! Compound question. Not a run-on. Overall, all things considered, is this a terrible idea, or an interesting concept to explore further? The idea is to get the stuff off the ground mid september or so, shake the trees, pick with hand rollers. Lazy man's farmin' and ranchin' with just enough work to keep you healthy. No mechanized picker, too expensive for a small operation. Used shaker. Pecans are the main crop, everything else just helps. Not to much work for a family and a few kids. [/QUOTE]
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