s78wingrider
Gold Member
That John Deere 830, lol, was just kidding, but would love to have one!
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s78wingrider
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Here's what I was talking about, largest JD 2cly made, YouTube - 1960 vintage John Deere 830 tractor pull wheels up wheelie
s78wingrider
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This pull is being done at idle
sksmsllc
Silver Member
Adam KUDZU is GREAT! I want some of that stuff! if you've got it and dont raise goats, well thats the problem: Get some GOATS!!!! When I was clearing my family's land I'd cut rows through the yaupon (Ilex vomitoria, evil stuff!!) then come behind and throw up some t-posts and field fence and let the Gate Crasher Crew (my herd!) come in and wreak unholy havoc. Same concept applies with kudzu. fence in a spot and over graze it. The goats turn the kudzu into more goats, you sell the excess. Kudzu is an excellent source of protein for the goats so it keeps them quite healthy. Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is people food!!!! and its good for alcoholics because the root and floral nectar causes them have a decreased desire to drink alcohol. If people could harness the power of that plant efficiently we could feed the would with no problems. (I wonder what the yield per acre of kudzu root converted to flour would be)
You can have all of my Kudzu! I do not drink alcohol so that's just one more reason the stuffs useless to me. I cannot plant pines were the Kudzu is.
So, if I fence off 2 acres of Kudzu how many goats would would you recommend to eliminate the 2 acres of kudzu? How much water do goats require? What about vet Bills? What variety of Goat do I get? How long would it take the goats to eliminate the KUDZU in 2 Spots?
You have me excited about this concept. I was going to have to spend 3 years out of pocket with some serious chemicals to kill this stuff then Burn it.
Can you recommend optimal fence type and height ect?
Ripping the Kudzu off my Disk was a two hour ordeal. That plant is tough and I had to use wire cutters to cut the stuff off. It looks like Giant Poison Ivy when it starts to come back in the Spring. I have noticed that the deer eat the tips of the green kudzu as it regenerates.
This is a common practice. please review the following articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/us/05goats.htm
Man gets tool to fight kudzu - Goats & Nutrition - GoatWorld.Com
Goats Verses Kudzu
As for the breed of goat... start off cheap. get Spanish goats, the common run of the mill goat.
Don't be too ambitious too quickly (or as we say here in TX: slow your roll). Try a half acre first, maybe 10 goats to start. Your wife's concerns over vet bills you should assuage with the fact that goats are not like horses, they are cheap and small. They'll be eating Kudzu, which is a superfood for them so they should remain at optimal health. Goats sickness mainly comes from internal parasites (which come from eating foods low to the ground like grass). Kudzu is off the ground so parasite exposure should be low. Starting off with healthy stock is of the utmost importance. when choosing your starter heard make damned sure that you are getting them from a reputable goat man who's herds dont have Caprine arthritis encephalitis or Caseous Lymphadenitis. for the former look for fat swollen knees, for the latter look for large swollen abcesses on the body (these will break open and spread infective pus). If you can avoid those two diseases getting into your herd you shouldnt have to worry about the vet too much. what you did not ask about was predators. Have you ever eaten goat? they are delicious! members of nature find this to be true as well. So protect your herd! whether its dogs, donkeys, llamas, electric fence or AR-15 keep them safe so they can do the job at hand. Yes they need access to fresh clean water. I watered mine with those washtub looking troughs. They make some metabolic water so as long as they get fresh juicy green forage they'll be be ok for a couple days. Ok so I just talked to the director of the International Goat Research Center here at PVAMU and asked him about an online goat start up cost calculator and he's assigned me to do it. fun stuff. Hopefully we'll get that up on the website in a few weeks depending upon what computer guru I can find, sigh. So my advice: do the thing! but don't go all out and overboard (take it from someone who knows first hand). Start slowly and build over time. Protect the goats and they will destroy the kudzu and make more goats.
I used field fence, if you can afford it get the kind thats too small for them to get their fool head stuck into. Make sure the fence is good though because goats are devious cretures and will take advantage of any perceived weakness.
As for me taking it off your hands... I would love some of the large roots or seeds but thats kinda illegal.
I hope this helps.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/us/05goats.htm
Man gets tool to fight kudzu - Goats & Nutrition - GoatWorld.Com
Goats Verses Kudzu
As for the breed of goat... start off cheap. get Spanish goats, the common run of the mill goat.
Don't be too ambitious too quickly (or as we say here in TX: slow your roll). Try a half acre first, maybe 10 goats to start. Your wife's concerns over vet bills you should assuage with the fact that goats are not like horses, they are cheap and small. They'll be eating Kudzu, which is a superfood for them so they should remain at optimal health. Goats sickness mainly comes from internal parasites (which come from eating foods low to the ground like grass). Kudzu is off the ground so parasite exposure should be low. Starting off with healthy stock is of the utmost importance. when choosing your starter heard make damned sure that you are getting them from a reputable goat man who's herds dont have Caprine arthritis encephalitis or Caseous Lymphadenitis. for the former look for fat swollen knees, for the latter look for large swollen abcesses on the body (these will break open and spread infective pus). If you can avoid those two diseases getting into your herd you shouldnt have to worry about the vet too much. what you did not ask about was predators. Have you ever eaten goat? they are delicious! members of nature find this to be true as well. So protect your herd! whether its dogs, donkeys, llamas, electric fence or AR-15 keep them safe so they can do the job at hand. Yes they need access to fresh clean water. I watered mine with those washtub looking troughs. They make some metabolic water so as long as they get fresh juicy green forage they'll be be ok for a couple days. Ok so I just talked to the director of the International Goat Research Center here at PVAMU and asked him about an online goat start up cost calculator and he's assigned me to do it. fun stuff. Hopefully we'll get that up on the website in a few weeks depending upon what computer guru I can find, sigh. So my advice: do the thing! but don't go all out and overboard (take it from someone who knows first hand). Start slowly and build over time. Protect the goats and they will destroy the kudzu and make more goats.
I used field fence, if you can afford it get the kind thats too small for them to get their fool head stuck into. Make sure the fence is good though because goats are devious cretures and will take advantage of any perceived weakness.
As for me taking it off your hands... I would love some of the large roots or seeds but thats kinda illegal.
I hope this helps.
sksmsllc
Silver Member
Wow! I have a lot to think about here. I am encouraged by your confidence; however, my limited to no experience in anything AG has me a bit concerned. I appreciate the links and have done some research and will continue to update you with what I find.