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Rich Iowa

10-29-2005 17:41:09




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A few weeks back, I bought an IH 37 tandem disk for my Oliver. Of course, I had to try it out. Since I did this in my hay field (my only field), I tore up a couple small strips. The clumps are to big to break down before next year. I am wondering if I should; disk the whole field and hope it comes back, or disk a few times and replant grass. If I did the latter, I wouldn"t care if the little bit of alfalfa comes back or not. I know it"s too late to plant grass seed this year.

If I were to plant oats for a rotation crop for the alfalfa, could I cut it with a sickle mower and get it to dry in a timely manner? How many people like to feed oat hay to their cattle/ horse? Anyone have other ideas? Thanks

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evielboweviel

10-30-2005 04:33:45




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to Rich Iowa, 10-29-2005 17:41:09  
leave it be it will break down more than you think with the freezing and thawing. Does a field good to disk it some in the fall will come back stronger in the spring. If in the spring you think it is too rough then drag it with a drag with no teeth or a chain harrow then.
Ron



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Rich Iowa

10-30-2005 19:00:14




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to evielboweviel, 10-30-2005 04:33:45  
Ron, I"m going to check with a guy at work about borrowing a cultipacker. He use to work for a sod farm. If that falls through, guess I"ll see how much mother nature will help me. Thanks for the help.



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Jeff Oliver

10-29-2005 21:45:35




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to Rich Iowa, 10-29-2005 17:41:09  
First things first, What Oliver do you have, tht is the important quesion.:) haha well not really but , If you didn't tear up like more than half of your field I would see if someone you know has like a cultipacker or roller harrow or something and just work the disked area back smooth. If you have more than half the filed done I would say go ahead and rework it. Remember though, if you disk the rest of it like you have already and don't finish the tillage you are going to have a whole field of clods instead of strips of them.

Not sure about what to plant or the oat hay, never heard of people using i around here but I am sure some might. We are in the "I want pure bermuda for $2 a bale or less " part of the country around here... Not alot of alfalfa grown around here either.

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Rich Iowa

10-30-2005 18:56:23




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to Jeff Oliver, 10-29-2005 21:45:35  
Jeff, the tractor is an Oliver 1650 diesel, the disk, an IH 37 14 foot wide tandem. Come to think of it, a guy at work grew up on a farm, and work on a sod farm. Maybe he can get a hold of one of their cultipackers for me. Thanks for the idea.



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wayne2

10-30-2005 05:28:54




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to Jeff Oliver, 10-29-2005 21:45:35  
IOWA, when I was there in 70's all I ever saw was CORN!!!! times a changing Hugh. W



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Rich Iowa

10-30-2005 19:07:28




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to wayne2, 10-30-2005 05:28:54  
Yup, Iowa is #1 in corn and soybeans, but we also have; hay (alfalfa, grass, mixed), sod farms. I"ve even read about a family that raises 80 acres of shourgum (sp) and makes syrup out of it. You must make another trip to Iowa, who know what ya might see next!!!



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steveormary

10-30-2005 15:54:41




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 Re: hayfield.... again in reply to wayne2, 10-30-2005 05:28:54  
hayfield.

I had good luck with oats the last year I tried farming. Sold the grain to a neighbor. Had the oat straw sq.baled,small sqs and sold them in the field. On my sale I had 3rd and 4th cutting alfalfa and oat hay in about 1000# round bales and sold by the bale. The oat hay brought the most.

3rd.cutting alfalfa. $46./bale
4th cutting alfalfa $49./bale
oats hay $51./bale

this was 3 yeaars ago in central NE.

steveormary

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