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Silage thread

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  • #482
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    towzer2010 wrote: »
    Does he sell any of it? That might explain not wilting.

    no all for own use, strange one in this weather, great day again


  • #483
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    just do it wrote: »
    Outside of the N, the days wilt will only do it good. I gave mine 24hrs and at that I regret not shaking it as well! For the second cut I'm planning on a 36hr wilt with a shake thrown in for good measure;)

    Was it flat mowed or was conditioner mower used.
    With flat mowing redding not as necessary in my view.
    Mahoney and Stan ted all silage we can compare Dm when it's tested.
    I often feel I would be better tedding but we don't have one. I find 24 hrs on the ground and raked into 20' swarths sufficient


  • #484
    Rushy Fields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭Rushy Fields


    shook 24 - 2.5 - 10 on 20ac on the 10th may. When is the earliest i can cut it for round bales?.... Could do with getting second cut on some of it


  • #485
    towzer2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 533 ✭✭✭towzer2010


    nealger wrote: »
    shook 24 - 2.5 - 10 on 20ac on the 10th may. When is the earliest i can cut it for round bales?.... Could do with getting second cut on some of it

    How many bags to the acre?

    One bag per acre is 24 units of nitrogen and it uses about 2 units per day so in 12 days the nitrogen is used up where as if you put out 3 to the acre then that's 72 units so 36 days before nitrogen is used. Did it get slurry around the same time?


  • #486
    Rushy Fields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭Rushy Fields


    towzer2010 wrote: »
    How many bags to the acre?

    One bag per acre is 24 units of nitrogen and it uses about 2 units per day so in 12 days the nitrogen is used up where as if you put out 3 to the acre then that's 72 units so 36 days before nitrogen is used. Did it get slurry around the same time?

    1.5 bags to the acre and slurry in late february.....


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  • #487
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    delaval wrote: »
    Was it flat mowed or was conditioner mower used.
    With flat mowing redding not as necessary in my view.
    Mahoney and Stan ted all silage we can compare Dm when it's tested.
    I often feel I would be better tedding but we don't have one. I find 24 hrs on the ground and raked into 20' swarths sufficient

    that really depends on what you are going feeding alone with the silage during the Autumn/winter/spring (sorry should have used the word housing period). If you have cheaper low DM grub you need dry silage to balance things. If just on silage alone 33% dm is lovely stuff.


  • #488
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭mf240


    nealger wrote: »
    1.5 bags to the acre and slurry in late february.....

    That would be fine now even allowing 27 units from the slurry along with the 36 from bagged it would be all used up by 10 june.


  • #489
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    145 bales, all baled and they are still wrapping now, have 30 of them in


  • #490
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    whelan1 wrote: »
    145 bales, all baled and they are still wrapping now, have 30 of them in
    Have you the wine with you ?:P


  • #491
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    moy83 wrote: »
    Have you the wine with you ?:P
    other half was drawing them in while we where at mass, hard choice mass or draw in bales


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  • #492
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    whelan1 wrote: »
    other half was drawing them in while we where at mass, hard choice mass or draw in bales
    I would have carried them in on my back if faced with that choice :D


  • #493
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭adne


    whelan1 wrote: »
    other half was drawing them in while we where at mass, hard choice mass or draw in bales

    Mass or bales or post on boards.ie hhm wonder which one u picked :p


  • #494
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    adne wrote: »
    Mass or bales or post on boards.ie hhm wonder which one u picked :p
    i went to mass


  • #495
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    bales in


  • #496
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    7ish acres mown on Tue, baled yesterday evening, after some glorious sunshine. Light crop at 55 bales but good quality.
    10 acres fit to mow now when the weather permits, hopefully next week.


  • #497
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    second cut for bales just dropped today (well most of it after a wee break) baling tomorrow.


  • #498
    red bull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭red bull


    1chippy wrote: »
    second cut for bales just dropped today (well most of it after a wee break) baling tomorrow.

    WHAT


  • #499
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    red bull wrote: »
    WHAT
    well im not sure what you call it but first cut went in to pit and was closed after one grazing half way through that growing i closed another section for bales, the other ground that already went into thhe pit is closed for another cut and will be hoping to take another small run of bales late on in the year off the ground just dropped, so not sure what cut it is. chopped around our usual system a bit and trying to get higher quality and push out the quantity a bit aswell. Its taking a fair bit of juggling to get the silage reserves back up to a safe amount, plus im starting to dread fertilizer bills.


  • #500
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    1chippy wrote: »
    second cut for bales just dropped today (well most of it after a wee break) baling tomorrow.

    Even Stan hasn't his second cut fully ready yet..... so we know you're pulling the p*ss!! :p

    You just cut some more ground, not technically second cut unless you're taking it off the same ground as your first cut. We covered this topic last year!! :pac:


  • #501
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    1chippy wrote: »
    Its taking a fair bit of juggling to get the silage reserves back up to a safe amount, plus im starting to dread fertilizer bills.
    Yes, unfortunately I think we all feel your pain.


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  • #502
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Muckit wrote: »
    Even Stan hasn't his second cut fully ready yet..... so we know you're pulling the p*ss!! :p

    You just cut some more ground, not technically second cut unless you're taking it off the same ground as your first cut. We covered this topic last year!! :pac:

    saw a few places with second cut done on my travels during the week. A field has to have a first cut done to do a second cut. not mickey mouse baling paddocks:rolleyes:

    I know there is local ground where 3rd cut is growning. the famous land I baled first cut on Paddies day:D


  • #503
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    bob charles wrote: »
    ..... not mickey mouse baling paddocks:rolleyes:

    Ah now now bob, stop tying to rise the heads off us!!


  • #504
    towzer2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 533 ✭✭✭towzer2010


    bob charles wrote: »
    saw a few places with second cut done on my travels during the week. A field has to have a first cut done to do a second cut. not mickey mouse baling paddocks:rolleyes:

    I know there is local ground where 3rd cut is growning. the famous land I baled first cut on Paddies day:D

    I suppose if you count topping the rushes and the buttercups a lot of us could be on the third cut:cool:


  • #505
    Western Pomise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭Western Pomise


    In general on dairy farms etc how are ye finding size of first cuts compared to other years?......has late spring left ye short??


  • #506
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Western Pomise wrote: »
    In general on dairy farms etc how are ye finding size of first cuts compared to other years?......has late spring left ye short??
    well back on quantity but we woud have traditionally went for bulk. this year im aiming for quality, bar i got the rain today this stuff mightnt be as hoped.


  • #507
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Western Pomise wrote: »
    In general on dairy farms etc how are ye finding size of first cuts compared to other years?......has late spring left ye short??
    Not a dairy farm but I'm going to reply anyway ;). Same as chippy, half of last year's yield but going for quality this year. Went with one heavy cut last year and never again.

    Other land that I sell the silage off is back around 30% but fertiliser went out later than normal.

    From what I'm hearing (both on here and in the real world) reseeded swards are the ones that are performing this year.


  • #508
    galway_dude24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭galway_dude24


    Have some of mine cut and wrapped... Have 3/4 still to do... fekn weather


  • #509
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    I was just thinking there I was short my quota by 60 bales last winter and I've gotten 73 bales so far this summer. Could I say that was 2012 3rd cut?!!


  • #510
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    just do it wrote: »
    I was just thinking there I was short my quota by 60 bales last winter and I've gotten 73 bales so far this summer. Could I say that was 2012 3rd cut?!!

    You could, and many would take your word for it. ......


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  • #511
    galway_dude24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭galway_dude24


    just do it wrote: »
    I was just thinking there I was short my quota by 60 bales last winter and I've gotten 73 bales so far this summer. Could I say that was 2012 3rd cut?!!


    You could indeed :D


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