Pics from E. Arkansas

[jedstivers]

Used old pivot pipe to make this one

Stockers

Calves eating gin trash

Cotton harvest 2010

 

[redrobin]

Jed I enjoyed your pics. I have an old Donahue that I haul bales on sometimes. They work decent but there isn't much rubber on the ground for the weight I think I'm putting on. No problems though. Cotton sure isn't seen around here although some old tax records indicate that it has been grown here.

 

[jedstivers]

Jed I enjoyed your pics. I have an old Donahue that I haul bales on sometimes. They work decent but there isn't much rubber on the ground for the weight I think I'm putting on. No problems though. Cotton sure isn't seen around here although some old tax records indicate that it has been grown here.

Thanks RR, those are corn stalk bales so they are light. On the heavier stuff we just load less of them. The way it's set up we can load fast an go.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Interesting pictures.

Different country then where I live.

 

[Northern Rancher]

The only cotton we pick is out of pill bottles-thank you for sharing

 

[hypocritexposer]

The only cotton we pick is out of pill bottles-thank you for sharing

and belly buttons.


enjoyed the pics, thanks.

 

[jedstivers]

 

[burnt]

Those are really interesting pictures! What is cotton residue like? It looks kinda dry and stemmy like soybean straw..

 

[Whitewing]

Jed, I've heard it said that growing cotton is really hard on the land. Is that indeed a fact? Personally, I think corn is probably as hard on the land as anything.

The locals have told me that some cotton was once grown on this piece I'm negotiating to buy. I'm sure that was many years ago.

 

[jedstivers]

Those are really interesting pictures! What is cotton residue like? It looks kinda dry and stemmy like soybean straw..

Its harder than soybeans, kinda like a woody bush. Most fields are shredded right behind the picker. I leave all of mine that I am going to graze because the left over cotton is also cotton seed. When they have picked some stalks clean if it's dry or frozen we will cut the stalks because the wheat will grow better with more sunlight hitting it.

 

[jedstivers]

Jed, I've heard it said that growing cotton is really hard on the land. Is that indeed a fact? Personally, I think corn is probably as hard on the land as anything.

The locals have told me that some cotton was once grown on this piece I'm negotiating to buy. I'm sure that was many years ago.

Cotton, grass and trees are the only crops that can be grown without rotation is what I've heard all my life. However it does better with rotation so we do that. Before good farming practices cotton or any other crops were grown without an inputs till the ground was just worn out.

 

[jedstivers]

65 yesterday an building fence.

 

[nortexsook]

How does feeding the trash work for you? How much do the cattle eat per day, ect...?

 

[jedstivers]

How does feeding the trash work for you? How much do the cattle eat per day, ect...?

Works real good. It's not high in protein but the wheat is supplying that an the trash is better than hay even though I am feeding some of that too. Don't know how much they eat per day as we have it free choice also feed it out the back of a spreader.

 

[efb]

Looks like a good cotton yield and good prices too, a rare combination. Thanks for posting.

 

[jedstivers]

Looks like a good cotton yield and good prices too, a rare combination. Thanks for posting.

Yep, that field was real good. Got good prices for the coming year, I've booked a good bit. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop an take any profit away.

 

[OldDog/NewTricks]

Good n Nice Photo's - Thanks

When the Weather gets nice I'll take some Photo's of The "Nursery Stock" grown here bouts - Used to Arrange Flowers...