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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 504600" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>Also in Virginia.</p><p>We had part of our pastures spread for the first time this past fall.</p><p>Several of the neighbors have utilized it in the past and all reports were positive.</p><p>We used it just to try to cut the fertilizer bill.</p><p>Depending on the process used to treat the product some has a good bit of lime in it as well. Our pH was very good so we did not get the lime stabilized stuff.</p><p></p><p>We had no pile as they spread it as fast as it was delivered. Every days delivery was on the fields at the end of the day. They haul at night and are in the fields a bit before sunrise and they were gone when I got home at 5:00 pm every day.</p><p></p><p>I have to review plans for it for our county so I pretty much know where it is going.</p><p></p><p>cows have to be kept off the spread ground for at least thirty days after application. I don't think it makes a big difference as it is still visible since we have not had enough rain to take it into the ground.</p><p></p><p>Lots of crop farmers in the area use the pelleted stuff because you can get it for 10 bucks a ton. The pelleted stuff is termed class A and it can be bought bagged in commercial outlets but that way it is not cheap.</p><p></p><p>If we ever get any substantial rain perhaps I can evaluate later in the year. If no rain then there won;t be much to evaluate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 504600, member: 6543"] Also in Virginia. We had part of our pastures spread for the first time this past fall. Several of the neighbors have utilized it in the past and all reports were positive. We used it just to try to cut the fertilizer bill. Depending on the process used to treat the product some has a good bit of lime in it as well. Our pH was very good so we did not get the lime stabilized stuff. We had no pile as they spread it as fast as it was delivered. Every days delivery was on the fields at the end of the day. They haul at night and are in the fields a bit before sunrise and they were gone when I got home at 5:00 pm every day. I have to review plans for it for our county so I pretty much know where it is going. cows have to be kept off the spread ground for at least thirty days after application. I don't think it makes a big difference as it is still visible since we have not had enough rain to take it into the ground. Lots of crop farmers in the area use the pelleted stuff because you can get it for 10 bucks a ton. The pelleted stuff is termed class A and it can be bought bagged in commercial outlets but that way it is not cheap. If we ever get any substantial rain perhaps I can evaluate later in the year. If no rain then there won;t be much to evaluate. [/QUOTE]
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