[Jacob-list] Renewing Pastures

[Dan Carpenter]

Pardon me if I'm being to bold, but unless you're already experienced on old
tractors the FIRST thing I'd do is take tractor safety lessons.  I've driven
tractors since the late 1960's with no serious problem, but I know too many
people who got on them without practice or training and badly hurt-even
killed-themselves.

 

-Dan

 

 

From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com
[mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of Beryl Schwartz
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:55 PM
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject: [Jacob-list] Renewing Pastures

 

All,

 

Well, I finally got a tractor (49 Ford 8N) and the following implements:
blade, disker and cultivator.  So now I can work on my pastures.  I
installed irrigation lines last summer, so I can also water them.  Not a lot
grows in these pastures, so every bit helps. 

 

I had them tested and they have very low amounts of organic matter (<0.5%).
So I was thinking about incorporating organic matter (wood chips, manure and
half rotted compost) by spreading it on a 1 acre pasture, cultivating it in,
disking it and planting seed.  I am going to do this in the fall.  I plan on
planting a mixture of Ranger alfalfa and dryland pasture grass 

 

I have some questions:

 

Am I on the right track?

Any tips on plowing?

What is the best way to plant seed?

How many weeks do I plant before the frost?

What is the best way to fence out the animals the following spring and
summer? 

 

Thanks,

Beryl Schwartz

Stockton, Utah

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