Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver

Attention Forum Users: On the 28th of December 2023 at 9:00am Central Time, we will be taking the forums down for maintenance while we prepare the new forums for your use. Please click here for more information.

Implement Alley Discussion Forum

Hayground herbiside

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register
Author 
Larry NE IL

01-25-2004 11:22:54




Report to Moderator

I just picked up about 25 acres right next to my place(neighbor died, property sold) and want to plant 1/2 mixed and 1/2 fancy, but the field is full of weeds, hardly any grass. Mostly broadleaf, cockelburrs, jimson, stickers, etc.
Now I'm wondering weather to till, plant oats as cover to choke 'em out or is there some chemical out there that I don't know about? Don't have time for a year of conventional since the property may sell in the summer. If I can get a good stand, even if devlopment starts, I can bale down to the last acre or two. Thanx, Larry

[Log in to Reply]   [No Email]
thurlow

01-26-2004 09:52:36




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Larry NE IL, 01-25-2004 11:22:54  
Larry, I would only add this to the posters below; not sure what your growing season is like in Northern IL; in my part of the world, there are some (hay) annuals which work very well, depending on the ultimate use of the hay.....the oats themselves (planted thickly and harvested correctly) made decent hay (cow feed); also sudex (sorghum/sudan grass hybrid); soybeans and millet, etc.....



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
DEM66

01-25-2004 16:33:05




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Larry NE IL, 01-25-2004 11:22:54  
I agree with Hugh, You will not recoup your investment on hay in one year if you are planting it. It will probably take two years to get a good stand.

Dan



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Hugh MacKay

01-25-2004 15:51:13




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Larry NE IL, 01-25-2004 11:22:54  
Larry: How solid are your shirt buttons, because your going to loose it. Hay of any kind is not a one year crop, doesn't matter whether it's fancy or ordinary. You will need 3 to 5 years to recover your investment. Walk away from it and fast.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
paul

01-25-2004 16:36:33




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-25-2004 15:51:13  
His money will be made on chopping it up into lots & reselling it. While some lots will sell in a year, others could be around 2-5 years.

Along the way, a nice grass will help the place look nice to potential customers.

He'll make his money, the hay is just a little extra putter work.

At least, I'm guessing. :)

--->Paul



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
JMS/MN

01-25-2004 15:44:07




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Larry NE IL, 01-25-2004 11:22:54  
Don't know what you mean by planting 1/2 mixed and 1/2 fancy, but oats interseeded with alfalfa can be sprayed with 2,4-D to kill some broadleaf weeds- But the 2,4-D has to be the Amine, not the Ester formulation. Probably a lower rate too, than on oats alone.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
paul

01-25-2004 14:11:14




Report to Moderator
 Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Larry NE IL, 01-25-2004 11:22:54  
Roundup will take out most anything green, but it will do _nothing_ for seeds or anything that sprouts the day after you spray. So you can start with a fresh black field & no harm to whatever you plant, but the weeds will be germinating & growing as fast or faster than your legume/grasses.

Read labels carefully on anything you spray that has residual - it's difficult to spray any of these and not hurt your grasses or your broadleaves.

Really nothing to spray after your mixed crop comes up, as either grasses or broadleaves will be hurt.

Roundup & wait a week for it to translocate into the roots, plant. Doesn't work so well in real cool weather or if all the weeds you want to kill have not grown green & healthy.

Or, spray with some of the mixes, wait up to 4 weeks (or more if it's cold) and then plant.

--->Paul

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Thanx everyone for the ad

01-25-2004 19:51:03




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to paul, 01-25-2004 14:11:14  
I don't own the property(too steep for me 42 acres with a 15-18 acre swamp in the middle sold for about $115,000.00 per acre) I'm located about 8 miles straight west of O'Hare Intl. airport. Sometimes, like this I get some acerage for free so the owners only pay farm taxes. This piece won't be developed all at once. I should have around 3-5 years working Some of it. Everything in life is a gamble, and I don't see this as more of a risk than paying $175.00 an acre for 125 bu corn ground..in a good year Thanx again, Larry

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Hugh MacKay

01-26-2004 11:07:27




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Thanx everyone for the ad, 01-25-2004 19:51:03  
I know what I would be telling the guy with the $175. corn ground.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Larry NE IL

01-26-2004 16:29:58




Report to Moderator
 Re: Re: Re: Re: Hayground herbiside in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-26-2004 11:07:27  
Hugh, my sentiments exactly. Thank you for your input, I regard it with great value. Larry



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
[Options]  [Printer Friendly]  [Posting Help]  [Return to Forum]   [Log in to Reply]

Hop to:


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy