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What can I plant for hay this year?
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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1502712" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>I finally got my cool season mix baled up this week. It consisted of mostly jumbo rye & oats with smaller amounts of elbon rye, wheat and crimson clover. After 4 days of drying it was still in the 20% moisture range. It rained on it some and then we let it dry another 3 days. A real pain but it will make excellent hay. Like yours Mark, the jumbo rye grass stems were the problem. After four days drying, you could chew on one and get a sugary moisture taste. I will go back to Gulf next year if their is seed available </p><p> </p><p>It was cut at about 3 or 4 inches and has already grown back a inch or two. Weaned calves on it now and I think I can actually see them getting bigger. </p><p></p><p>I have been tossing around the Johnson grass idea for a while now but have not committed. It grows so well in this area with no imputs, I can imagine how good it would do with a little management. Let us know how it goes please sir.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1502712, member: 5381"] I finally got my cool season mix baled up this week. It consisted of mostly jumbo rye & oats with smaller amounts of elbon rye, wheat and crimson clover. After 4 days of drying it was still in the 20% moisture range. It rained on it some and then we let it dry another 3 days. A real pain but it will make excellent hay. Like yours Mark, the jumbo rye grass stems were the problem. After four days drying, you could chew on one and get a sugary moisture taste. I will go back to Gulf next year if their is seed available It was cut at about 3 or 4 inches and has already grown back a inch or two. Weaned calves on it now and I think I can actually see them getting bigger. I have been tossing around the Johnson grass idea for a while now but have not committed. It grows so well in this area with no imputs, I can imagine how good it would do with a little management. Let us know how it goes please sir. [/QUOTE]
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