Advise needed for setting the flow rate on a Fertilizer Buggy

[blueriver]

This year I will cut right at 200 acres out of 300 ... I fertilize 120 of that the other 80 acres is land owned by others on a year to year base and I don't stick any money into that in case they change there minds ... the other 80 I just leased for a 5 year term ... I need to subsoil it and disc it ... then add the fertilize ... hoping to do that next week... its bermuda grass that has been grazed and needs to be rejuvinated. The other 20 acres is a wooded area.

I always hired mine done until about 5 years ago when the round baler went to $22 ... I didn't do any squares at that time ... now I can handle squares and there is a market for squares. (better market)

I lost a 60 acre field this year ... the owner always fertilized and we went 50/50... this year he got his own equipment.

 

[Western]

You couldn't have asked for better condition to subsoil and level out that field, sure would have been a "bear" last summer.

When we 1st got the old farm, (don't have it now) the previous owner had deep plowed a 11 acre field he said he had planted in Cheyenne 2 and Giant coastal, problem was, he never went back and disked it and you couldn't tell since it was so thick and tall. My neighbor went to cut it with his new Vermeer rotary, he was back in 10 minutes, hit the field so fast he lost his glasses:laughing::laughing:

Spent nearly a week disking that **** field, had to stop my big Case just to take a drink.

 

[blueriver]

You couldn't have asked for better condition to subsoil and level out that field, sure would have been a "bear" last summer.

When we 1st got the old farm, (don't have it now) the previous owner had deep plowed a 11 acre field he said he had planted in Cheyenne 2 and Giant coastal, problem was, he never went back and disked it and you couldn't tell since it was so thick and tall. My neighbor went to cut it with his new Vermeer rotary, he was back in 10 minutes, hit the field so fast he lost his glasses:laughing::laughing:

Spent nearly a week disking that **** field, had to stop my big Case just to take a drink.

Your right its a real good time to subsoil and disc ... and to get some fertilize on it. I rented that piece for 5 years for $12.50 per acre/per year ... can't buy land for that. Its 2 miles from the home place...I'm hoping to get a fall cutting.

 

[Western]

You get in it next week, I bet you may get 2 cuttings, if for any other reason to force the runners. You know how coastal is, if conditions are right when you aggravate it, it just gets p1$$ed and will grow just to spite you:laughing:

 

[blueriver]

You get in it next week, I bet you may get 2 cuttings, if for any other reason to force the runners. You know how coastal is, if conditions are right when you aggravate it, it just gets p1$ and will grow just to spite you:laughing:

Coastal loves to be aggrevated ... seems it always grows the best in the garden where you till, till, cultivate, hoe and try your best to keep a garden clean.

A few years ago I wanted a wind break on a North Fence line ... I disc the snot out of it planted 3 rows of trees and the Bermuda went nuts ... actually over took the seedlings.

Forecast is clear until Wed and then 20-30% thru Saturday so I'll hit that field Tommorrow morning.

 

[blueriver]

I aggrevated it today ... the ground moisture is perfect, the tandem disc set into the hubs and turned some dirt ... more rain forecasted and then I'll hit it one more time and pull the railroad iron behind the disc to level it real good.

 

[Western]

Some fertilizer before the next discing may work real good!
Supposed to get some good storms here around Monday, weatherman says this one is setting up possibly severe. Looked like all of SE Oklahoma was in their too.

 

[blueriver]

Some fertilizer before the next discing may work real good!
Supposed to get some good storms here around Monday, weatherman says this one is setting up possibly severe. Looked like all of SE Oklahoma was in their too.

Yes sir should have the soil test results first of the week ... I'd bet its going to require alot ... I'm hoping for the rain ... let the severe stuff pass over us all.

 

[Western]

I bet your right on the fertilizer, at least as far as Phosphorus and Potassium, to get those newly cut "sprigs" or runners growing strong.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Put in the correct amount. Lower the setting a bunch and drive around at random til its empty.