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ParticipantRandy is the horse that is closest to the camera. This photo was about the last time he was hooked in 2008. Even after 3 and 1/2 months I still look out into the pasture and look for him. Then when I go into our new orchard that Dad and Mom put in I am able to be with him. Pears that he loved at his head and then peaches, plumbs, a couple of cherries, then apples and crab apples around the edge with a few Blueberries. I think this is the best way that they could have ever chosen to give me a place to always remember a great teammate.
ParticipantI don’t know if you would have a “net loss” as the plant growth converts light and CO2 into sugars and starches that fix carbon into a matrix. When this is crushed down to seed in another crop you are essentially fixing carbon and other organic compounds into the soil. This was the idea of Fallow years in a crop rotation. The soil would naturally sprout form its own seed bank those “weeds” that would “fix ” any soil imbalances. Danilions and burdock break up compaction. Nettles are one of the plants that fix calcium problems. Ect…
I am no expert but if the soil and mother earth were going to be in diminishing returns than why are we still here???
JoshuaParticipantAnother factor that Vicki and many others often voice is that if you really like the cattle you are more likely to have sucess than if you have a breed that you don’t like.
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Participantsome wildlife agencys will give farmers a permit for removal of unwanted wildlife. That means the freezer is full and no cattle have to be culled for some people.
ParticipantWhat kind of beans?? Soy beans as we have found are a “love” plant. They like to be close and then they seem to thrive. We have had bean plants that are about 4 foot tall and had 37 pods and some plants were about 5 feet and had over 40 pods. our neighbors plant in rows 15 inches apart and we plant about 7 inches. The neighbors beans are rarely over knee high and have 10 or 15 pods per plant. These were the same variety in the same valley and only a few fields apart.
We were talking to an older gent and he says that they used to broadcast seed thier beans. his father got a drill and went to seeding with that and lost over half his yield. The next year they went back to broadcast seeding.
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ParticipantI got an e-mail from them. The colts are 16000 each and stud fee is 2000 for AI. I guess I will be sticking with the horses I already own for a while.
ParticipantThat is truly great to hear. I was hoping that you would decide to go this route before you made any rash decision. Best of luck for continued sucess with this great horse.
JoshuaParticipantBill The phone number you posted is not in service any other way to contact him?
Thanks JoshuaParticipantI will try to stop by a friends house with a camera in the next day or two. He has one in real good condition. The pictures will show a stub pole as his was either drawn by a tractor last or had a tounge truck.
JoshuaParticipantI put up a little loose this week and last. I only mowed about an acre all together and the hay ground was seeded last year and didn’t catch good till this spring. As with donn the yield was low but the quality was good. Hope to mow a larger field tomarrow and then see what happens.
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ParticipantI had another thought as to a solution that I have not tried but I think would work. They make portable stalls with wood sides that are 12 foot pannels. They link like a pin lock corral and I think a roof made from a heavy tarp could be an answer to a temporary barn. The pannels are hefty though they could be loaded into a stock trailer by a couple of people. They should last a long time and are fairily easy to move and set up.
just a thought
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ParticipantIf this horse is what you really want to use for breeding and has the right stuff I would hesitate to geld him. Think that he may just be high energy like any stud that I have owned and you may find that more work instead of the lighter loads you are doing may have a more tireing effect. You have been working this horse so he is in better shape and is testing you to see what he can get away with from what I am reading.
So far he has gotten you three times with his size over you and now I think he has the mindset that he dosent have to do anything unless he wants to. Studs are smart and will usually figure things out quick and are going to take advantage if they know that you will go back to light work instead of what they are doing, that means you are playing into his game by backing down. I would wait on cutting him untill I worked the sweat right out of him for a week straight. If he didn’t settle down cut him, sell him and find another or what ever your heart desires. You should have it figured out at the end of a liong hard week of work for him. He will either be calmer and working well or be headed to a different type of life. I also would consider the amout of added grains, or feeds you are feeding. My stud would be a nut case on added feed. He had enough get up and go with out a lot of added energy.Best of luck and be safe.
JoshuaParticipantI had a job in ’07 that I kept the horses at and used my Gooseneck trailer as a barn for the 3 days they were there. I took some corral pannels and made a paddock that was about 200 ft in diameter. Not ideal but it worked in that situation. I should note that I was staying in the front of the trailer on an air matress so I was always around.
When I logged with my uncle we had a runin that was 8X16 that we skidded onto a flatbed and moved from job to job. he had two and they had a section of roof that could be connected to make a 20 foot wide barn. It worked to hold the team and anyting we wanted to keep dry.
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I will take 2500 or will trade for bigger horses that I can have an easier time working on the farm. These guys are great but I really need a bigger team. Trucking is available.
Participantlook for ground drive or engine run options if you want to have interchangeable implements. I would size most of your equipment to be run with a 20 to 30 hp tractor that would often translate into an acceptable load for two full sized drafts in good condition. I am only speeking from personal experiance on this and there for what works for me may not be right in all situations.
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