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Todd(MI)

07-01-2002 12:10:41




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I live on 30 acres in northern Michigan. Behind my house I have a 10 acre field. Last summer I plowed under half the field and planted wheat. I am doing it to attract deer. Our family loves to watch deer. I hunt too. It's nice to be able to watch the bucks grow their antlers all summer and fall. I was planning on planting a hay field in the next couple years after I have the natural grasses under control. The reason for hay (alfalfa/clover mix) is that most of the better hay fields attract lots of deer and it is something that can be planted and will reseed itself for a few years. I really have no use for the hay itself and I don't want to spend a few thousand $$$ dollars on a baler/mower/wagons/rake/ect...ect. I do know I need to cut the hay one way or another to keep it fron going to seed too fast. I have gotten different bits of advice on how to keep it mowed. 1 A brush hog because it will chop it up better more like a lawn mower.
2 A sical bar mower because it cuts cleaner and the hay will regrow faster than if cut by a brush hog, but I will need to cut more often bucause it just falls over and will shade and kill what's under it. The only other option is to run an ad in the paper for someone else to bale it. Would it be worth anyones time and trouble to bale 5 or 10 acres. They would be doing me a favor by keeping it mowed but on the other hand I don't want to short change myself If I could turn a buck or two. I know I will not get rich but If I could make enough money to reseed it when the hay field needs it that would be enough for me.
any advice would be much appreciated.
sorry for such a long post. It's just too hot outside right now to be doing much.

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Larry in Missouri

07-02-2002 05:50:53




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 Re: Farming Question (long post) in reply to Todd(MI), 07-01-2002 12:10:41  
I'll bet you can find a local farmer who would like to bale that hay. I sure wouldn't use a sickle bar mower and then just leave it there. The cut grass will kill the grass underneath. If you just want to cut it and leave it, use a brush hog. I'd cut once early in the summer and once in fall. But nothing looks nicer than a clean field after bailing...

Larry



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Boogity Ohio

07-01-2002 16:01:48




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 Re: Farming Question (long post) in reply to Todd(MI), 07-01-2002 12:10:41  
Todd, there are several very good websites that discuss exactly what you're wanting to do. They are hunting sites but they have discussion forums just like this one and one of their topics is QDM (Quality Deer Management). They are continuously discussing the why's, how's, and werefore's of planting and maintaining good fields for attracting deer.

Try huntingnet.com or jesseshuntingpages.com - they're both great. I think there is a website called quilaitydeermanagement.com also.

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Bill MacPherson

07-01-2002 15:03:10




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 Re: Farming Question (long post) in reply to Todd(MI), 07-01-2002 12:10:41  
My advice is to leave it alone until fall , then get a rotary mower in , this will thresh any seeds in your hay and keep your field neat and reseeded at the same time . Hay is a nice profit , but if you take it away every year , you will need to be reseeding much sooner . Bishops in Canada has a deer - grazer forage mix now , supposed to last for years ---Bill



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