tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post3997108232574066811..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Messing with the pasture: inputsBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-9713247794253200752011-10-17T23:51:26.022-07:002011-10-17T23:51:26.022-07:00The tractor issues delayed my seeding and spreadin...The tractor issues delayed my seeding and spreading plans.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-2853695107364044632011-10-17T23:49:24.841-07:002011-10-17T23:49:24.841-07:00I've got some more pasture to prep, so I was g...I've got some more pasture to prep, so I was going to buy a ton of the flour and a ton of the "grey" mix and see how it goes. <br /><br />If its dry I think the spreader will work ok with it. If it's at all damp I'm not so sure, but I'll report either way. <br /><br />I honestly don't know what brand that spreader is. As with most of my equipment, I purchased it at an auction and I wasn't even after one that day -- it was just part of a larger lot. It turns out to be pretty handy. <br /><br />What I'm really wondering is whether I can use it to spread the grass seed. The darned seed is expensive, so I don't want to waste it, but I'm going to try a little and see what happens. If I can't do it any other way, a neighbor down the road has drill with a grass seed hopper but it'll take some work to get it going, and I could probably hand-seed it and then roll it in about the same amount of time.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-43143207266166061222011-10-17T22:02:03.347-07:002011-10-17T22:02:03.347-07:00We also spread 1 ton of a courser grind on the fir...We also spread 1 ton of a courser grind on the first field using a fertilizer spreader. I figure it'll break down slower over the years, providing a slower lime source. The funny thing was it's not approved for ag use so I had to promise JA Jack I wouldn't spread it on my fields! It's the same limestone from the same lime but JA Jack didn't go thru the hassle of getting approval from the Dept of Ag.Eightwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578189394559089323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-13733163673174277792011-10-17T21:55:32.286-07:002011-10-17T21:55:32.286-07:00Bruce, Can your spreader spread fine flour grind?...Bruce, Can your spreader spread fine flour grind? It's a little late for me as I only have maybe one more acrew orchard to prepare, but I'm curious what type/brand will do it.Eightwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578189394559089323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-50343074356445125452011-10-17T10:17:49.514-07:002011-10-17T10:17:49.514-07:00Eightway -- thanks for the reference. Ag lime fro...Eightway -- thanks for the reference. Ag lime from JA jack is $69.xx a ton in bulk, and the grind is such that I can spread it with my spreader. <br /><br />Saves me $250 a ton.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-33117196850750554062011-10-16T23:28:34.178-07:002011-10-16T23:28:34.178-07:00That's a great option. it's too expensiv...That's a great option. it's too expensive in pelleted form. I'd rather be a ghost.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-14335953964514315142011-10-16T20:52:05.054-07:002011-10-16T20:52:05.054-07:00We get our lime at JA Jack and Sons in Seattle. ...We get our lime at JA Jack and Sons in Seattle. about $80ish for 2400 lbs in 50lb sacks. downside is it's powdered so there's no easy way to spread it aside from scattering by hand. It's a workout and you end up a white ghost. We spread ~4 tons/acre on our ~2 acres of orchard in the last couple years.Eightwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578189394559089323noreply@blogger.com