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Post by Tooln on May 14, 2017 4:19:19 GMT -6
Looks really good Tom.
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Post by nhmountains on May 14, 2017 5:48:19 GMT -6
Nice work Foggy. I can see whitetails lined up to feed in those new fields. The hard work will pay off for sure.
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Post by jflonll on May 14, 2017 7:30:39 GMT -6
Welcome to Club Foggy--Five
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Post by wildfire123 on May 14, 2017 11:54:42 GMT -6
Heavy nitrogen fertilizer will speed up decomposition.
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Post by Sandbur on May 14, 2017 15:37:27 GMT -6
Heavy nitrogen fertilizer will speed up decomposition. Chicken manure!
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Post by Foggy on May 14, 2017 17:11:59 GMT -6
Heavy nitrogen fertilizer will speed up decomposition. The logger / mulching owner told me the same thing. He said applying a heavy dose of N would really help out. Not sure what "heavy" means??
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Post by Foggy on May 14, 2017 17:18:16 GMT -6
Heavy nitrogen fertilizer will speed up decomposition. Chicken manure! Where can you buy a load of chicken chit? Impossible to buy....no? I know where I can buy Bull Schmidt.....
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Post by smsmith on May 14, 2017 17:21:42 GMT -6
Poultry crap around here is like gold. I've been working on a couple local turkey farmers for a while trying to get a couple pick up loads. Good luck..
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Post by Sandbur on May 14, 2017 19:20:16 GMT -6
Sometimes it seems like 80% of the reason we have turkey and chicken farms in my area is because of the manure. It's great for light soil.
One area farmer built a turkey barn and ended going to court to keep the manure. He won the case and gets to keep the manure. Some company involved with his turkeys wanted it for energy production. Wasn't that plant in west central Mn, where they were going to burn turkey manure?
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Post by wildfire123 on May 14, 2017 19:20:44 GMT -6
Contact the president, should get all you need!
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Post by sd51555 on May 14, 2017 22:20:29 GMT -6
I think Benson has a shit burning plant. I think a legume heavy/carbon light blend would do the eating for you Foggy. Clover, soybeans, buckwheat, a dash of oats, and let her ride. Overseed with brassicas in the fall.
Have you gotten your soil test results back yet?
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Post by Foggy on May 16, 2017 9:55:24 GMT -6
Yep.....I got 'em today.....but once again after about an hour of trying to paste 'em here.....I have to give up. I will send 'em to you. Can you put 'em up? Sent via email. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm hoping Chris will put this up on my "stump grinding proposition" thread. It kinda completes the plans going forward.....and I would appreciate any comment on the soils samples as shown below.
Four soil analysis for FOUR plots. two samples are side-by-side east........and two samples side-by-side for the west.
East are "old" ground (A) - and newly opened ground (B) West are "old" ground (A) - and newly opened ground (B)
The "A" ground samples have been previously planted for several years in beans, clover, and brassica. I put Lime down quite heavily about 5 years ago (?)
Surprisingly the old ground is holding up well with the lime. Still at 7 and better. And the PH on the "new" plots comes in pretty well too. I may get by with some pell lime and fertilizers.
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Post by sd51555 on May 16, 2017 10:41:51 GMT -6
Here's the first page Here's the second page
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Post by sd51555 on May 16, 2017 10:57:26 GMT -6
Logistics and availability notwithstanding, here's what I'd do on your B samples:
1 ton dolomitic lime/acre 400 lbs pelletized gypsum/acre 100 lbs potash (K20)/acre
I believe you mentioned you're sandy and well drained. Dolomitic should help bring up your calcium/magnesium ratio a little.
*If you're planning to put down nitrogen, you could skip the gypsum and just use ammonium sulfate to get your sulfur. *If you're looking to skip the lime truck, a half ton pell lime would get you into functional territory too I'd think.
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Post by Foggy on May 16, 2017 11:27:48 GMT -6
Thanks SD! Some day I am going to learn how to pull these up myself. (On some items I'm just tech challenged).
I think I will pass on the lime truck this year......and I think I will amend much like you say. Likely I will buy some pell lime and apply it with my cone spreader or my drop spreader. Where would you get gypsum??
More study........
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