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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1544675" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Corn stalks are never free.</p><p>U of Wisconsin says there is 16-$20 of fertilizer value in each ton of corn stalk residual left on the field.</p><p>180 bushel corn produces 4.5 tons of corn stover residual per acre. Leave less than 2 ton as cover, then you run into</p><p>erosion losses which is hard to put a value on, but generally accepted as more than what corn stalks are worth.</p><p></p><p>Chopping, raking and baling removes 80% of the residual, which is 3.6 ton leaving less than 1 ton as cover.</p><p>Baling without chopping and raking removes 50%... 2.25 ton.</p><p>Cattle grazing corn stalks removes 1.4 ton of residual per acre and leaves 3.1 ton as cover. Plus cows leave manure </p><p>which replaces the fertilizer value they removed, making it the best option whenever possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1544675, member: 14585"] Corn stalks are never free. U of Wisconsin says there is 16-$20 of fertilizer value in each ton of corn stalk residual left on the field. 180 bushel corn produces 4.5 tons of corn stover residual per acre. Leave less than 2 ton as cover, then you run into erosion losses which is hard to put a value on, but generally accepted as more than what corn stalks are worth. Chopping, raking and baling removes 80% of the residual, which is 3.6 ton leaving less than 1 ton as cover. Baling without chopping and raking removes 50%... 2.25 ton. Cattle grazing corn stalks removes 1.4 ton of residual per acre and leaves 3.1 ton as cover. Plus cows leave manure which replaces the fertilizer value they removed, making it the best option whenever possible. [/QUOTE]
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