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Silage thread

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  • #1622
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,634 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Finally got of the starter block today

    20150624_183125.jpg
    pic upload


  • #1623
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Got the second cut covered yesterday morning. Some difference in yield between first and second cut. On a load count alone more than 10% more on second cut but off 15% less ground. Scraping the bottom of the barrel for tyres by the end. A few old tractor tyres pressed into service for the middle of the pit. No wholecrop this year. Might be a third cut in bales.


  • #1624
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Got the second cut covered yesterday morning. Some difference in yield between first and second cut. On a load count alone more than 10% more on second cut but off 15% less ground. Scraping the bottom of the barrel for tyres by the end. A few old tractor tyres pressed into service for the middle of the pit. No wholecrop this year. Might be a third cut in bales.

    We ran out of tyres this year aswell . Rang a lad about 10 mile away and he said I have loads of lowloader tyres at the house , come back now while I'm here and collect them .
    So i put on the cattle trailer and went back , four fecking tyres was all he had , talk about a waste of time !


  • #1625
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Bullocks wrote: »
    We ran out of tyres this year aswell . Rang a lad about 10 mile away and he said I have loads of lowloader tyres at the house , come back now while I'm here and collect them .
    So i put on the cattle trailer and went back , four fecking tyres was all he had , talk about a waste of time !

    Lol one way of getting rid of them :D


  • #1626
    3 the square
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭3 the square


    what are lads putting n for second cut silage ? taken a place beside me lad that had it said hes in no hurry with it back! I have cut sward in the yard was think of 2 bags per acre would that be too light?? it got watery slurry and is best of land.


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  • #1627
    AP2014
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭AP2014


    Bullocks wrote: »
    We ran out of tyres this year aswell . Rang a lad about 10 mile away and he said I have loads of lowloader tyres at the house , come back now while I'm here and collect them .
    So i put on the cattle trailer and went back , four fecking tyres was all he had , talk about a waste of time !

    I have a load of them to get rid off. If ya fill that trailor with square bales of hay we could do a deal!


  • #1628
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    AP2014 wrote: »
    I have a load of them to get rid off. If ya fill that trailor with square bales of hay we could do a deal!

    God loves a trier but hates a chancer AP !


  • #1629
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,485 ✭✭✭tanko


    3 the square wrote: »
    what are lads putting n for second cut silage ? taken a place beside me lad that had it said hes in no hurry with it back! I have cut sward in the yard was think of 2 bags per acre would that be too light?? it got watery slurry and is best of land.

    I'd put 2 1/2 bags per acre.


  • #1630
    GreaseGunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭GreaseGunner


    What are lads charging to make small square bales of hay where ye are lads?


  • #1631
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Stem coming through in 2nd cut. 1st cut was mid-May followed immediately by 1000gl slurry. 1.5 bags of Urea didn't go out until June 10th. Should I have gotten it out sooner? (It's reseeded ground).


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  • #1632
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    just do it wrote: »
    Stem coming through in 2nd cut. 1st cut was mid-May followed immediately by 1000gl slurry. 1.5 bags of Urea didn't go out until June 10th. Should I have gotten it out sooner? (It's reseeded ground).

    Same here jdi hybrid to be cut in 2 wks week and all gone to pure dirt


  • #1633
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Bullocks wrote: »
    We ran out of tyres this year aswell . Rang a lad about 10 mile away and he said I have loads of lowloader tyres at the house , come back now while I'm here and collect them .
    So i put on the cattle trailer and went back , four fecking tyres was all he had , talk about a waste of time !

    I hope you left them there


  • #1634
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Knocking second cut in next few days. Have a few bales to come from out farm, tear into it then. Looks heavier than first cut


  • #1635
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Same here jdi hybrid to be cut in 2 wks week and all gone to pure dirt
    Just getting used to good grass growth GG. The killer of being late out with the N is that it's not used up for another fortnight!

    If I get the weather I may go a few days early and give it a good wilt.


  • #1636
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    I'm sick of baling paddocks,no second cut as I've enough feed for 3 winters I'd say!!!,I do have a heap of aftergrass though and cows still bombing out kgs of milk and solids


  • #1637
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    I'm sick of baling paddocks,no second cut as I've enough feed for 3 winters I'd say!!!,I do have a heap of aftergrass though and cows still bombing out kgs of milk and solids


  • #1638
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    I'm sick of baling paddocks,no second cut as I've enough feed for 3 winters I'd say!!!,I do have a heap of aftergrass though and cows still bombing out kgs of milk and solids

    40 gr
    580 afc
    175 per cow

    No such problem here. 80 acres shut down till significant rains come. Earliest ever


  • #1639
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    40 gr
    580 afc
    175 per cow

    No such problem here. 80 acres shut down till significant rains come. Earliest ever

    Starting to bite here too,grass at low covers starting to shove out stem .got rain sat night but not enough


  • #1640
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    I'm sick of baling paddocks,no second cut as I've enough feed for 3 winters I'd say!!!,I do have a heap of aftergrass though and cows still bombing out kgs of milk and solids


    Gr 40 here. Alot of growth today with the but of rain we got but that won't go very far
    I have just about enough silage so I can graze to other half of second cut if we really need too


  • #1641
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Thought you had a dry farm mj?
    Gr 40 here. Alot of growth today with the but of rain we got but that won't go very far
    I have just about enough silage so I can graze to other half of second cut if we really need too

    I have ,big wedge carried over and heap more bales made up to now as well as a good first cut in put


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  • #1642
    trixi2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    Great groth on heiver ground have been growing over 100 for 3 weeks now have sr in the high 4s and on a 5l15 day round and still strugging to keep on top of grass could do with more cows


  • #1643
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Great groth on heiver ground have been growing over 100 for 3 weeks now have sr in the high 4s and on a 5l15 day round and still strugging to keep on top of grass could do with more cows

    I don't care what anyone says, you can't beat having a wet farm :D


  • #1644
    trixi2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    just do it wrote: »
    I don't care what anyone says, you can't beat having a wet farm :D

    You wouldnt be saying that in the middle of spring ;)


  • #1645
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    You wouldnt be saying that in the middle of spring ;)
    Don't worry trixi, it's said with tongue in cheek


  • #1646
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    40 gr
    580 afc
    175 per cow

    No such problem here. 80 acres shut down till significant rains come. Earliest ever

    Global warming eh. In 20 years time the majority of wars will be fought over water, not oil....... and of coarse milk too


  • #1647
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Global warming eh. In 20 years time the majority of wars will be fought over water, not oil....... and of coarse milk too

    My good man every war ever fought was over food.


  • #1648
    Deepsouthwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Deepsouthwest


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    My good man every war ever fought was over food.

    Or religion


  • #1649
    FarmerDougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭FarmerDougal


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Or religion

    Mainly religion I would think..

    Beruit
    Baghdad
    Bangledesh
    Belfast
    Etc. Etc...


  • #1650
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    FarmerDougal wrote: »
    Mainly religion I would think..

    Beruit
    Baghdad
    Bangledesh
    Belfast
    Etc. Etc...

    If you look at most wars they're actually about land and commodities with the religious leaders emerging and stirring creating the belief that a religious war is being fought


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  • #1651
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,634 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    GreaseGunner wrote: »
    What are lads charging to make small square bales of hay where ye are lads?

    Well I charge 50c a bale


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