Posted by Texasmark on June 21, 2022 at 19:34:38 from (99.197.208.100):
In Reply to: Milkweed posted by Texasmark on June 21, 2022 at 07:27:53:
Well I surely appreciate the answers and thanks for taking the time to answer.
I know cows eat around it while grazing....mine did, the little bit that snuck into my fields. I know that animals are picky about what they like and dislike. It's nice to know they will pick around it in hay too.....I never found any remnants of it if it existed in the first place. Over the years I know I had it in my fields and my grown hay but never worried about it till recently when the subject came up on here and I learned of it's sap's toxicity. I also know that there are numerous other plants that get into fields that are considered toxic.
In my 43 years owning this farm, I have known of probably half a dozen animal deaths (not deliberate like slaughtering) at most, in all the farms around here and none of them were attributed to food poisoning of any sort to which anybody could/would attest. Blackleg got most of them and that came from a spore in the soil, not a plant...from a previous animal that was infected elsewhere, bringing it in with it and infected the pasture. Case in point, Johnsongrass is prevelant here and cows and horses eat it side by side, year-round grazing or in hay. Never heard of any (Colic/Prussic Acid) problems. My daughter's horse was raised on it. 2 nearby neighbors have horses and love it.....course I don't have any neighbors that shop hay for their personal dining, not that of their horses..........
On getting rid of weeds, I totally agree that if you keep the existing plants from dropping seeds on the ground you will overcome the problem and 2-4 D is an available (for the non licensed farmer) remedy for many of pasture's nuisances while not harming your grasses. I always wondered why lots of folks wait till August-September to do their annual mowing (those that do mow) when the seeds have not only formed but matured ready to become a new plant.
On getting rid of Milkweed, the main problem is that you can work yourself silly getting rid of your plants only to have the summertime prevailing Southerly wind deposit careless neighbor's little parachutes in your field........the reason why their mowing habits are my business/annoyance!
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