Posted by RN on March 23, 2013 at 12:16:01 from (205.213.104.118):
In Reply to: plowing back field posted by mjsnodgrass on March 22, 2013 at 20:33:11:
Good tight fence around field first, then let spring farrowed pigs at the field- about 10 to the acre so 50/70 litle critters and 6 to 10 mamas. Sell pigs in fall, send sows away also and disc once, over winter and then one pass spring with disc and plant beans or corn depending on your gowing season. Fall harvest, disc winter wheat as ground cover nurse crop and overseed in spring with whatever grows locally. Bale wheat green for feed or let mature for meal and straw bales. Plowing is one way, pigs are another way to dig up field- and the disc plow instead of moldboard is the way to go with rough stumped fields. If you have low ground that gets a bit wet- start in middle of field and work outwords- then the dead furrows are at edge of field and drainage improved a bit in center that gets slight rise. Put a fnce down middle for 2 fields is good idea, 2 fences for 3 small paddocks may be better- what was done with about dozen sheep for a rotation with 2 acres fields. Cattle need a head high plus shelter, pigs and sheep can be stuck in XL doghouses and can be wrestled down by a medium sized healthy lady- you want to stop a startled steer by yourself? Cattle fence needs to be igher than hog fence a bit- but should be just as strong. Sheep can be held in with a bit lighter fence, T posts and 3 instead of 4/5 foot woven wire and one top barb instead of 2. Dorpers are self shedding and bred for meat. Shetlands are lighter but get premium price as meat or fleece- Fawteen posts sometimes and has had fair luck with them as weed eaters and supper fixings. Fancy mounted plows a bit more than I started out with in youth - pull types with clevis mounted to drawbar and a trip rope with open wire loop at back of seat for when hitting stump. Last pasture plowed few years back was after mother"s last cows sold and then I used a 3 bottom fast hitch with IHC 350D. RN
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