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Silage on the stem

  • 07-01-2013 7:17pm
    #1
    countygorey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 202 ✭✭


    How much was silage on the stem last year either by the acre or per bale interested on hearing about all levels of fertiliser - thanks


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  • #2
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    countygorey wrote: »
    How much was silage on the stem last year either by the acre or per bale interested on hearing about all levels of fertiliser - thanks

    €100 / acre here unfertilised.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76848523


  • #3
    JohnBoy
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    Got 170 first cut, 115 second cut. per acre with 4 and 3 bags of cut sward respectively.

    Twas a funny year. The mild spring meant a lot of silage was carried over so there wasnt as much demand as 2011 for first cut but we still had no major problem selling it. But the second issue was odd. Vveryone was saying there'd be mad demand for second cut given how bad the first cut had been for many (we were advertising second cut when some lads in the area were still looking out at the first cut), but we had only one man who made a solid offer.


  • #4
    rancher
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    JohnBoy wrote: »
    Got 170 first cut, 115 second cut. per acre with 4 and 3 bags of cut sward respectively.
    Not a lot of [EMAIL="P@K"]P @ K[/EMAIL] going on there for the amount of nitrogen that's being used......hope you're using a good bit of slurry as well


  • #5
    countygorey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 202 ✭✭countygorey


    JohnBoy wrote: »
    Got 170 first cut, 115 second cut. per acre with 4 and 3 bags of cut sward respectively.

    Twas a funny year. The mild spring meant a lot of silage was carried over so there wasnt as much demand as 2011 for first cut but we still had no major problem selling it. But the second issue was odd. Vveryone was saying there'd be mad demand for second cut given how bad the first cut had been for many (we were advertising second cut when some lads in the area were still looking out at the first cut), but we had only one man who made a solid offer.[/QUOTE
    Costs to buyer
    @12.5 bales to the acre @175 euro = 14 euro
    Contractor charge mow , bale and wrap 7 euro.
    Plastic 2.65
    Bring to your own yard with own machinery 1.35 euro
    =25 euro


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