The Farm - Madison County, GA

[THE LLC]

It doesn't matter to me when either. During or after deer season is fine with me. I need to get my thread going and have y'all over some time as well.

All I need is a couple weeks notice.

 

[THE LLC]

Had the Georgia Forestry Commission come out and do some work for me today. These guys are by far the best government agency to deal with. It's actually a pleasure. They helped to add about five acres of plots and/or plot expansions for me. Here's my buddy Doug's ride. He can tear up jack with this.

 

[THE LLC]

Added about an acre to my Nosebleed Plot.

 

[THE LLC]

Tripled the size of this plot. Left a few pines that mark the property line between two of our tracts. Never know when that might be helpful information.

 

[THE LLC]

Tripled the size of this one too. I had let it go because it was so small. It'll work now.

 

[lakngolf]

We could all use a machine like that! I needed it today!

 

[THE LLC]

I need some rain to settle that soil now so I can get the chicken litter truck on it!

 

[Tenured Student]

Tommy, when would you and AC like to put a torch to some piles?


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[THE LLC]

The last weekend in January would be AWESOME for me.

 

[THE LLC]

Here's a few plot pictures from this past Saturday. Been a while since I've posted any. These plots were bare dirt at Thanksgiving. And you can well see the reasons for using exclosures. This first one is my plot which is planted in rape, crimson clover, and wheat.

 

[THE LLC]

This is our Camp Plot. Got pictures from last week of a nice 5 x 4 using the plot still with both sides of his rack. This plot is wheat, arrowleaf, crimson clover, and chicory. Plan to fence this shortly so the arrowleaf can bloom for our bees. You can see A LOT of wild ryegrass in this exclosure even though I've been trying to eradicate this crap for three years. Last year I didn't have any ryegrass show up. Seeds must last forever in the soil which is hard to believe. It poisons the ground and causes small grains from growing as you can see by the almost complete lack of wheat. Clovers and chicory seem to stand up to it.

 

[THE LLC]

This is a picture of my White Oak Ridge. In the far distance, and across the creek, you can see a small area I maintain as an "old field" habitat, bushhogging it down about every three years. Not a very good picture with my iphone. I'll get a better one later. I've done a little TSI in the white oaks over the years--evidenced by the logs on the ground--getting rid of poplars and maples.

 

[buckhunter10]

Man you must have a high deer density, great updates!

 

[Triple C]

Had the good fortune of having THE LLC come out to my place and teach me how to graft. He brought yates and horse apple scions to graft on to B II8 rootstock. Shame on me for not taking pics! Also brought me 10 bare root chestnuts. Now I have to find a place to plant em. Your plots look as good as they did the last time I was up there.

Would never have had the pleasure of meeting Tommy if not for the forums. Thx for the help and instruction yesterday!

 

[Native Hunter]

Those exclusion cages really tell a story. What is the size of the plots, and how many deer would you roughly estimate use them?

 

[THE LLC]

The plot in the first one is just over an acre. The second one is 1.3 acre. No clue how many use them--other than too many--but three weeks ago I got up about midnight to go take a leak off the front porch and there were 15 in the plot up close to the cabin that I could see standing there staring at me---until we made eye contact and then freakin' deer went everywhere.

 

[THE LLC]

Had the good fortune of having THE LLC come out to my place and teach me how to graft. He brought yates and horse apple scions to graft on to B II8 rootstock. Shame on me for not taking pics! Also brought me 10 bare root chestnuts. Now I have to find a place to plant em. Your plots look as good as they did the last time I was up there.

Would never have had the pleasure of meeting Tommy if not for the forums. Thx for the help and instruction yesterday!

Enjoyed it AC. Y'all should have seen him laying prone on the ground doing his first graft. Classic. And just another story to add to the campfire.

 

[Chainsaw]

The exclusion cage picture is super. I had no idea that deer ate rye grass like that. I'm still thinking it is a spring only event. Is that what you are seeing? It's great that you and triple C got to do some habitat work together. I have been lucky enough to meet four forum members so far and consider each to be special friends.

 

[THE LLC]

It is a early spring thing only--plus a bunch of nitrogen fertilizer. Once it starts to grow, it gets ignored. HATE that crap.

 

[Chestnut Valley Farms]

Place is looking good Tommy! Your gonna be a busy man after expanding those plots!
Which plot is your most productive and what are its terrain features? Ridge top? Bottom etc? Jus curious