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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1544777" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>We did try having a plane fly in grass seed one year. It was really exciting to watch. He landed on the sidehills and every time he landed it looked like he was going to crash straight into the side of the hill. We should have tried fertilizer instead, that was my mistake. Anyway, we got a little rain within the week and the grass began to sprout. It was September and our rains would usually start at that time of year, but it went back into about a month of hot and dry and those little sprouts all died. I could have bought 10 tons of hay for the cost, so after that I have never been tempted to try again. We don't get fall rains anymore. It has been quite awhile since we had a rain that arrived before the temperatures have dropped into the 40's or 50's. Our pilot would come every fall from somewhere down South and stay about a month. This summer he hit a cable on a power pole and was killed. I don't know if there will be anyone to replace him.</p><p></p><p>We have enough feed without fertilizing to feed our herd when the grasses have rain and fertilizer won't help when it is dry. I have no desire to increase the stocking rate, so I won't be spending money on fertilizer, but many in this area do, and it would most likely be a good thing to do if we were planning to expand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1544777, member: 9933"] We did try having a plane fly in grass seed one year. It was really exciting to watch. He landed on the sidehills and every time he landed it looked like he was going to crash straight into the side of the hill. We should have tried fertilizer instead, that was my mistake. Anyway, we got a little rain within the week and the grass began to sprout. It was September and our rains would usually start at that time of year, but it went back into about a month of hot and dry and those little sprouts all died. I could have bought 10 tons of hay for the cost, so after that I have never been tempted to try again. We don't get fall rains anymore. It has been quite awhile since we had a rain that arrived before the temperatures have dropped into the 40's or 50's. Our pilot would come every fall from somewhere down South and stay about a month. This summer he hit a cable on a power pole and was killed. I don't know if there will be anyone to replace him. We have enough feed without fertilizing to feed our herd when the grasses have rain and fertilizer won't help when it is dry. I have no desire to increase the stocking rate, so I won't be spending money on fertilizer, but many in this area do, and it would most likely be a good thing to do if we were planning to expand. [/QUOTE]
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