G3 Ranch
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Thanks, I'll update the plot pics soon.
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Thanks, I'll update the plot pics soon.
Glad you have some soil moisture. This patchy drought is really weird this year. Dry as the desert in spots but move a mile or 2 over and everything looks great...weird!
G3 Ranch
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Still holding some soil moisture [even though we didn't get squat out of the last storms) where i was able to leave vegetation/thatch, some of the disked plots are powder dry. I had to disk & level, they were just too rough to maintain.
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Wow - how many acres do you plant! I MAY have 3 acres in over 2 different properties but hope to expand and create some more plots on the Hollow this winter!
G3 Ranch
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I'll have right at 20 acres in plots when finished, 15 ac on the east end of ranch in 3 plots, 5 ac on the west end two plots . The deer density on the east end (against the river) is much more than the west, I'm hoping to increase deer on the west but limited in anything approaching decent soil.
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The old house I need to get started remodeling
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Looks like a newer roof. That's nice
G3 Ranch
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Yeah, the roof is fairly new and in good cond, the rest of the house not so much.
G3 Ranch
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Thanks,
What I've read is 10 - 15% of acreage in plots, I can't imagine having 60 - 90 acres of plots, 20 has been a project. Maybe after getting things in shape plots will become easier to get in.
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Sat AM I headed out to throw & mow the last two plots, a little over 5 acres and get a few stands up. My tractor/bush hog was still out on the east plots, so first thing was to retrieve them, checked the 10 ac plot while I was there. I was deflated by what I found, over half of what last weekend was looking great was gone, a closer look revealed armyworms. After a lifeline call plans changed, headed to get some chemical to salvage what I could. Sprayed and checked two other plots planted last weekend, they received no rain during the week but oats & rye still managed to sprout, no armyworms in either was found...yet. After spraying I over seeded some addl rye and what little oats I had leftover ahead of the alleged rain. After battling worms with the help of my son's & a good friend we got seed down & mowed the last plots. I never seen a drop of the alleged rain while working over the weekend, looks like maybe a couple tenths last night. I'll be scouting the plots as often as possible.
Never did get my stands in.
Never did get my stands in.
Nature is certainly throwing her all at us here in NE Oklahoma this year... Army worms, drought, armadillos...
Now that your fields are fitted, you would be well served with a grain drill for that amount of planting. I have done 29 ac the last 3 weekends and over half of that needed to be mowed after grazing and the occasional down time to mix small seed batches.....only help has been swapping eqip occasionally or someone bringing lunch. Now it is time to use the broadcast mix ahead of the herd and enjoy life.
One can become really time and soil moisture efficient with a little chicken litter, lime, and a NT drill.....mower and spray rig when needed.
If I had to go back to tillage and cultipacking...I'd quit!
