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Post by benmnwi on Jul 2, 2024 21:37:29 GMT -6
I like to get everyone fired up with tillage talk every now and then!
I’ve had good luck with my orchard plots in the past, so I’m sticking with what I know-
I have been thinking about a no till planter for my corn and bean fields, but it is hard to justify the cost yet. Maybe some day though.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 2, 2024 22:37:29 GMT -6
I like to get everyone fired up with tillage talk every now and then! I’ve had good luck with my orchard plots in the past, so I’m sticking with what I know- I have been thinking about a no till planter for my corn and bean fields, but it is hard to justify the cost yet. Maybe some day though. Eh, it's all in good fun. I even broke out a little grass killer this year. The ultimate in all-natural is doing nothing at all. Well that's where we all started. We've gotten some things right by getting involved. Genesis 1:26 does not say, "Sit back and I will do it for you." It said: Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground." Warren G told us: Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold Now they droppin' and yellin', it's a tad bit late Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate Do stuff.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 10:36:25 GMT -6
That's pretty good stuff, quoting the bible to Warren G in the same post. Well done.
My food plot planting will take an unexpected delay. We bought 4 feeder pigs again this year and one of them has its ass sticking out of its body. It is acting perfectly fine, but we have it separated from the other pigs so they don't rip it off. I'll treat the 50 pound piglet with a .22 shortly and have a hog roast this weekend. I've always wanted to try that and now I have my chance.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 3, 2024 10:52:22 GMT -6
That's pretty good stuff, quoting the bible to Warren G in the same post. Well done. My food plot planting will take an unexpected delay. We bought 4 feeder pigs again this year and one of them has its ass sticking out of its body. It is acting perfectly fine, but we have it separated from the other pigs so they don't rip it off. I'll treat the 50 pound piglet with a .22 shortly and have a hog roast this weekend. I've always wanted to try that and now I have my chance. Sometimes they can be repaired, but I think you made a good choice.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 10:58:14 GMT -6
That's pretty good stuff, quoting the bible to Warren G in the same post. Well done. My food plot planting will take an unexpected delay. We bought 4 feeder pigs again this year and one of them has its ass sticking out of its body. It is acting perfectly fine, but we have it separated from the other pigs so they don't rip it off. I'll treat the 50 pound piglet with a .22 shortly and have a hog roast this weekend. I've always wanted to try that and now I have my chance. Sometimes they can be repaired, but I think you made a good choice. I was going to ask you about this since I figured you might have dealt with this before. I did a quick google search and found that sometimes they get better on their own and sometimes they can be fixed but I'm not up for that type of repair work. I can't justify a vet visit for a $80 feeder pig. The pig acts perfectly healthy, so I'd rather butcher it now than try to treat it and potentially have it get sicker so I couldn't eat the pig.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 3, 2024 16:00:52 GMT -6
Sometimes they can be repaired, but I think you made a good choice. I was going to ask you about this since I figured you might have dealt with this before. I did a quick google search and found that sometimes they get better on their own and sometimes they can be fixed but I'm not up for that type of repair work. I can't justify a vet visit for a $80 feeder pig. The pig acts perfectly healthy, so I'd rather butcher it now than try to treat it and potentially have it get sicker so I couldn't eat the pig. I have worked on quite a few. Mostly hobby farmers are the only ones who try to fix them, not the large commercial farms from my limited experience. I still think you made a good choice.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 3, 2024 18:24:53 GMT -6
This might be my best food plot year ever ! I’m confident I won’t get skunked in 2024 !Arrows might be a flying 😊!!
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 18:40:01 GMT -6
I was going to ask you about this since I figured you might have dealt with this before. I did a quick google search and found that sometimes they get better on their own and sometimes they can be fixed but I'm not up for that type of repair work. I can't justify a vet visit for a $80 feeder pig. The pig acts perfectly healthy, so I'd rather butcher it now than try to treat it and potentially have it get sicker so I couldn't eat the pig. I have worked on quite a few. Mostly hobby farmers are the only ones who try to fix them, not the large commercial farms from my limited experience. I still think you made a good choice. Tomorrow morning the temps will be cooler, so we will kill and butcher the pig then and put it on ice or in the fridge. The timing is good since I have time over the long weekend to butcher and cook it all day over the grill/smoke. I’ll invite my parents, in-laws and my brother’s family over and we will have a short notice hog roast party.
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Post by nitro27 on Jul 3, 2024 18:47:37 GMT -6
Finally got back to my place, I have a 6in rain gauge, it was over flowing so I know that I got 6in +. Place as wet now as anytime in the 30yrs i’ve owned it.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 3, 2024 18:52:51 GMT -6
This might be my best food plot year ever ! I’m confident I won’t get skunked in 2024 !Arrows might be a flying 😊!! both my neighbor and I have been seeing lots of twin fawns this year. Numbers appear to be up, but we aren't seeing shit for bucks. That's not unusual though, seems we've got the dreaded doe factory here. Come late September if I'm not getting pics of something exciting, I'll be a bit surprised.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 3, 2024 19:07:20 GMT -6
This might be my best food plot year ever ! I’m confident I won’t get skunked in 2024 !Arrows might be a flying 😊!! both my neighbor and I have been seeing lots of twin fawns this year. Numbers appear to be up, but we aren't seeing shit for bucks. That's not unusual though, seems we've got the dreaded doe factory here. Come late September if I'm not getting pics of something exciting, I'll be a bit surprised. I bet you’ll see some studs. The rack growth will be off the charts, and the body size is always great in your area.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 3, 2024 19:12:31 GMT -6
both my neighbor and I have been seeing lots of twin fawns this year. Numbers appear to be up, but we aren't seeing shit for bucks. That's not unusual though, seems we've got the dreaded doe factory here. Come late September if I'm not getting pics of something exciting, I'll be a bit surprised. I bet you’ll see some studs. The rack growth will be off the charts, and the body size is always great in your area. Some of the tracks we're seeing are massive, as in the largest the neighbor or I have seen. We clearly have some very large bodied bucks walking around. I'm anxious to see some head gear
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 21:42:30 GMT -6
I was able to finish up my last plot of the year tonight. Or hopefully it is my last.
This is a clover, alfalfa, burnet, chicory and brassica blend. I’m hoping the brassicas act as a nurse crop and keep the weeds down a bit until the perennials take over.
There was plenty of moisture in my sandy soil, but I wouldn’t be mad if we got another shot of rain tomorrow to give this new planting a quick start.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 21:49:26 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 3, 2024 21:50:43 GMT -6
The bottom picture is a pumpkin plot that is just about ready to take off. I dialed between the rows and on the outside, so now the pumpkins just need to take over
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