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I cut the pine and hardwood trees at ground level. Chain on saw gets "gritty" with sand and dirt, but better than dodging stumps. The pine stumps which have one long tap root will rot within a couple of years and turn to "mush". The hardwood will sprout from the stump. Use REMEDY to kill the stump. It cost about $100 a gallon at TSC, but better than dodging stumps. These "dead" stumps can be uprooted after about two years with a chisel plow. If you can not wait a couple of years, then the CAT is the way to go. May be expensive, but better than dodging stumps. You can use a chisel plow to tear up the "live" roots near the top of the ground. Clean out the roots and "plow" again with a disk harrow. Agree with OLD on getting a soil sample. Not very expensive and you will save alot by using correct fertilizer for your soil. Check with your local county ag agent about both fertilizer and native grass for your area. Planting some types of grass seed requires more work. Bermuda grass is the natural favorite here in NE Texas. I usually burn brush piles where I want the best Bermuda grass to grow. I have Coastal Bermuda and Cheyenne in my hay meadow. Coastal must be sprigged, but Cheyenne can be broadcast and packed. My Brillion cultipacker is used to "prepare" the seed bed. I disc harrow first then use the cultipacker to break up the sand dirt clods and smooth the ground. I use a Herd broadcast spreader then use the cultipacker again to "pack" the Cheyenne grass seed in the sand. Then PRAY hard for rain! Good luck with your land.
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