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First, get ur soil nutrient base established. Need to have good P & K levels especially in the sandier type soils. As a pre-emergent in March 24 hours before a rain try Ally, prowl, and princept. It works work about as good as anything, imho.
Hi, can a sickle bar mower be used to cut tall stocky sorghum? I now use a hand held gas 2-cycle sickle bar cutter to cut stocky sorghum for fodder, so naturally I want to have it as a 3-pt implement for my Ford-8N. Your view piont would be helpful please?
Thank you for watching. We don't grow sorghum, so I can't say with certainty, but our sickle is pretty durable. Our bahia grass shoots can be extremely wirey, and they cut through them as long as we have sharp teeth.
What was the purpose of this video?! What is the name of the pre and post emergent chemicals?! What kind of soil amendments do you recommend? People are coming here looking for help.
Often ignored is the fact that the weight supported by the vehicle's bumper does not count toward the gross weight of the trailer. Normally a bumper-pulled trailer should have 10-15% tongue weight. In your example, your 1,000 pound trailer with a 6,000 pound load, if the load is properly distributed with, say, 10% tongue weight (700 pounds), the actual trailer gross weight across the scales would be 6,300 pounds, giving you considerable more useful load.
Thank you for your question. Trailers are all about user preference. With that being said, most utility trailers will haul much more than your GVWR of just your vehicle. Thus extending your maximum capacity.
Are OrangeLine SU-35 utility trailers any good? Buying a Kubota zero-turn mower and the OrangeLine trailers can be added to the ZT mower Zero Percent financing...
Hey there. Thanks for your video. We are two years in to having Belted Galloways on our little homestead & our experience is similar to yours. They are a great animal to breed. Great mothers with a good milk supply, easier breeding & calving than traditional breeds. They do really well on poor pastures & are winter hardy with their double coat. Their meat is naturally marbled on pasture. They do take about 6 to 8 month longer to grow out compared to commercial cattle. They are long lived, train easily to halter, remain gentle & are pleasing to the eye. All in all a great doer. 👍🏼🍻
Good you had good results with that,had mine for 3 seasons,the handle broke close to the adjustment and the company no longer makes tillers or parts and could care less about customers .They got our money now you are on your own ,so good luck with it
I"m 77 years Old First became involved with Coastal Bermuda Hay when I was 12 years old, helping a neighbor Dairyman bale Hay.... So Now I am Helping My SON in his Year-round Hay operation......
We Raise Belted Galloways on our place RZL Farms in NE Iowa. Could not ask for better temperment and easy going. Can handle cold winters and rainiy seasons without issue. Feed Coversion is great they can graze pasture and rough ground and definitely gain weight. Downside is they take longer to top out in weight around 6 months longer. I'm happy with the breed and recommned to anyone starting out or wants a small herd on their property.
Hi there, Really enjoyed your description of the Belties. They are a great breed of cattle for homesteading. Will have to watch some more of your videos. Thanks Rob. 🍻
Southeast? All the way up the Midwest, into Minnesota, I know for certain they're up there and have been *at least* since the 1960s. Last I heard, chiggers are advancing up the East Coastline, but as far as I know they haven't gotten into New England (yet).
Howdy, loving the vids! Just curious about how many head you’re running and about what size that corner paddock is? I’m in east tx as well (San Augustine county) and very eager to try this intensive grazing if my property will allow it.
@@polkadotfarms oh wow, yea I could def do some intensive grazing then. Most of ours are 10-30 acre pastures, very interesting. Thanks so much for the info. Y’all up towards Tyler?
If you have say 1000 pounds to tow, or 800 or whatever... my question is does it pull the same or differently if you are pulling the weight from behind instead of having it on the car's body itself? Is it better for the same amount of weight to be pulled instead of on the axle and body weight of the car itself?
Every scenario is different, and you should always adhere to local, state, and federal guidelines. That being said, on my farm, I try to load 60% on the tongue side and 40% on the back half. I hope this helps!
Great job💪💪 what did you use to rake the hay? Was that wheel rake from earlier video? I'm asking because I've bought new baler recently and I have 4 wheel rake. 6 wheel rake looks more efficient, but since I have small pickup on a baler, I'm worried if 6 wheel rake makes bigger pile of hay - that would be hard to bale I think 🤔😊
Yes, I use the 6 wheel inline hay rake. I've had no problems with the pick-up from both my john deere 348 square baler and vermeer 5410 round baler. Thank you for watching!
