tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post8520212295007426967..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: 2014 crop planBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-45509786243495391112014-05-12T09:47:57.734-07:002014-05-12T09:47:57.734-07:00You can figure out the acreage on Bing.com! I jus...You can figure out the acreage on Bing.com! I just used it last week to measure out a farm we are in the process of purchasing! Its a cool tool. Once you get the square footage of the area divide by 43,560. :) Best wishes! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388660957176194375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-26792962000442043992014-05-12T07:05:32.645-07:002014-05-12T07:05:32.645-07:00I think another big issue in this area is soil moi...I think another big issue in this area is soil moisture. Alfalfa is more of a drought tolerant plant and can mold and rot in our wet soils. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477013963212151740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-65179951254047919832014-05-12T01:33:15.478-07:002014-05-12T01:33:15.478-07:00There's 60 acres of tillable ground; I don...There's 60 acres of tillable ground; I don't have a very accurate measure of how big each area is. The soil is mostly sandy loam and tests well; it was all in silage corn last year. <br /><br />not many folks grow alfalfa around here; mostly because they cannot reliably get the weather to hay it. I'm intending to graze it or green chop the "first cutting" and then hay the 2nd or 3rd, weather permitting. <br /><br />orchard grass is the most popular forage grass in this area and is mostly fed to horses in the form of small square bales. So having orchard grass allows me to have the possibility of both hay for my cows and something that sells well in the local market. <br /><br />This is basically one big field test. I'll look at how the various recipes work, and use that experience for next years attempts. <br /><br />As with anything new, I'm fully expecting to make the usual rookie mistakes. <br />Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-19399645061757244042014-05-11T04:29:43.013-07:002014-05-11T04:29:43.013-07:00Bruce, I forget, how many acres are we looking at?...Bruce, I forget, how many acres are we looking at?<br />Let us know how your different recipes work. What is growing in the pig graze pastures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com