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JMS/.MN · Oct 11, 2012

Driving through Saguache area today........fair amount of irrigated hay ground. Looked like alfalfa, maybe some mix. No other crops in the area. (Maybe saw some tilled grain stubble?) If it is alfalfa, how do they get around the autotoxicity of alfalfa? Some was worked and just seeded. Also, some irrigation ditches had rock bottoms. Many pivot corners had piles of small rock. Are they stored there til used? Ground looked very alkaline. Many shallow water areas near irrigation pumps.

fixerupper · Oct 11, 2012

Just looked it up and Saguache means 'Blue Earth' or 'Water at blue earth'. Probably explains the alkaline looking soil. Jim

Wheat Farmer · Oct 11, 2012

I live just North of Saguache at Salida Co. Kinda new to the area, but there are a lot of Hay fields there, but also potatoes to the South. Most farmers down there have rock pickers. There are places that have piles and piles of rocks. Not sure what they do with them. The water table is very high, and lots of alkaline. I THINK they put on a lot of lime on. You should have stopped for a free lunch. Wouldn't it be neat if someone came up with a directory of all us tractor nuts.

Ralph Bauer · Oct 12, 2012

Ditto, or at least give the county on a map (IIRC some tractor, ag related BBs do have that right in with the name on the far left of your post.) I would support that, though do not want to have my exact location mapped out on google style map, but county or nearby town would be ok.
Ralph in OK.

Mike M · Oct 12, 2012

A directory would be nice,but there are a few crackpots on here with short tempers and no sense of humor I don't want them to know where I live !

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