Re: Seeding for hay

Posted by txgrn on April 11, 2005 at 07:40:37 from (209.151.115.74):

In Reply to: Seeding for hay posted by Bill in NorthCentral PA on April 10, 2005 at 18:41:01:

Down heah in Texas, Y'all, we plants what's called hay-grazer. It is in the sorghum family but grows taller, smaller leaves, and lacks the familiar head of seeds that are found on the cattle feed variety of sorghum....the seeds (grain) that's used to make feedlot chow.

It is an annual plant and has to be replanted yearly. That makes it nice as you have to plow the field annually, and reseed annually, so you have weed control and no grassy residue like you would have with a grass.

Costs $21 per ton here and we plant 100# per acre. Make roughly 5 round bales per acre for 5 ton per acre yield.

That and coastal bermuda are the forage of choice in this area (but you don't want bermuda, unless you want your trees to come up in it).

Mark

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