R redrobin Well-known member Joined Dec 19, 2009 Messages 1,330 Location arkansas Jun 18, 2013 #1 What indicator do you use to know when to swath oats? Straw color?
T Triangle Bar Well-known member Joined Jan 24, 2008 Messages 1,282 Location S. Central Colorado Jun 19, 2013 #2 For Hay - I cut oats when the grain is in the milk to soft dough stage.
R redrobin Well-known member Joined Dec 19, 2009 Messages 1,330 Location arkansas Jun 19, 2013 #3 sorry, I should have said for for combining grain.
C cowman52 Well-known member Joined Feb 25, 2009 Messages 716 Location West Texas Jun 19, 2013 #4 Really need hard dough, and then a little, have seen it suck the dough out of the grain. Before it starts leaning makes me feel a little better
Really need hard dough, and then a little, have seen it suck the dough out of the grain. Before it starts leaning makes me feel a little better
J jigs Well-known member Joined Mar 17, 2005 Messages 8,447 Location KANSAS Jun 19, 2013 #5 when you need to be irrigating corn, swathing alfalfa, and moving cows, THAT seems to be the best indicator for oat harvest around here....
when you need to be irrigating corn, swathing alfalfa, and moving cows, THAT seems to be the best indicator for oat harvest around here....
R redrobin Well-known member Joined Dec 19, 2009 Messages 1,330 Location arkansas Jun 21, 2013 #6 Thanks gentlemen
D Denny Well-known member Joined Feb 10, 2005 Messages 5,624 Location Mn usa Jun 21, 2013 #7 jigs said: when you need to be irrigating corn, swathing alfalfa, and moving cows, THAT seems to be the best indicator for oat harvest around here.... Click to expand... That's the biggest reason I don't plant oats not enough of me to go around.
jigs said: when you need to be irrigating corn, swathing alfalfa, and moving cows, THAT seems to be the best indicator for oat harvest around here.... Click to expand... That's the biggest reason I don't plant oats not enough of me to go around.