Posted by JDseller on October 26, 2010 at 22:10:01 from (208.126.196.117):
In Reply to: Corn stalk bales posted by jacksonduper on October 26, 2010 at 20:11:34:
Corn stalk bales with twine are just a disaster waiting to happen. If you have to move and haul them you will lose half or more of them. Second: You are going to have to pay him for the stalks you need. There is a nutrient value for corn stalks. In 150-bushel corn, there are 75 pounds of nitrogen,22.5 pounds of phosphorus, and 180 pounds of potash. This adds to $15 per acre for nitrogen, $4.95 for phosphorus, and $28.80 for potash, for a total of $48.75 per acre ($11.43/ton).
Also stalks do not have as much feed value. Corn stalks are generally considered to have 80 to 90% of the energy of mixed grass and legume hay per pound of dry matter but only 20 to 30% of the protein. You would be better off buying low grade hay or even straw for them. It is cheaper per pound of dry matter/protein than corn stalks. You can really stretch out your hay if you feed supplemental grain or by products.
Are any corn stalks close enough that you could graze them until bad weather? I have Beef cows on rented ground that I keep in with a single strand of high tensile fence and a good electric charger.That is the best way to use corn stalks to help out on short feed.
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