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12 — THE BRUSSELS
PieIds make
A pret
As we drive the back roans
we notice some green
patches in the grain, fields.
This makes a very attractive
scene for an artist or poet,
but not for next year's crops.
These patches are of two
shades of green. One is
twitch grass green and the
other bindweed green. An
artist can paint these green
patches on his canvas a nice
brown. For you to achieve
the same effect you must use
herbicides.
Twitch grass can be treat-
ed with Atrazine now at two
lbs. per acre. This treatment
can be applied anytime from
after harvest to just before
plowing. This is only if corn
is to be grown in that field
next year. If any other crop is
intended for that field next
year, use either Cytrol or
Roundup. With both of these
materials the twitch grass
must be up at least 8" high
and actively growing.
Bindweed can bc control-
led with Kil-mor or a mixture
of 2,4-D and Dicamba. For
these materials to work the
bindweed must be in flower.
This will probably not occur
in every field. To get bind-
weed to flower we need rain
in August to encourage after
harvest regrowth. You will
be tempted to spray it in mid
August to get the job done.
But don't do it. Wait until
you see the new flowers.
Spraying before flower just
burns the top up. When the
plant is in bloom the herb-
icide is moved to the roots. It
is this extensive root system
that must be destroyed if you
plan to control bindweed.
HOW TO ESTIMATE YOUR
DAIRY HERD'S WINTER
REQUIREMENTS
Now is the time when you,
should be thinking of the
winter (an awful thought)
requirements of the feed
needed for your dairy herd.
You should have your feed
tested at the Feed Analysis
Laboratory at the University
of Guelph, estimate how
much you have ancl determine
your requirements for the
coming winter. Make up the
difference both in quality and
quantity between what you
have and what you will need.
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When estimating how
much grain you will need,
the large breed, cows require
2.2 tons of grain each year to
produce 13,000 pounds of
milk, wil the smaller breeds
require 1.8 tons to produce
10,000 pounds. You should
choose the grain mixture you
can feed most economically,
which should include your
home-grown grains.
Hay equivalents may be
used when estimating rough-
age amounts. One pound of
hay provides (approximately)
the same amount of dry
matter as two pounds of
haylage or three pounds of
corn silage (depending on
dry matter). Cows usually
can consume two pounds of
good quality hay or equi-
valents for every 100 pounds
of body weight each day.
Assuming your cattle will
be off pasture 220 days, the
large breed cows will require
roughly 5,500 pounds of hay
each or 51/2 tons of haylage or
81/2 tons of corn silage.
However, keep in mind that
cows should receive roughly
five pounds of hay daily
during the summer feeding
program. This tends to re-
lieve a BF depression, espec-
ially when it is the first feed
in the morning.
Baled hay averages gener-
ally 40 pounds, therefore,
you will need a minimum of
138 bales for large breed
cows or 105 bales for small
breed cows, if hay is your
only source of roughage.
We have available in the
Ag. & Food office, tables
showing the tons of settled
silage different sized silos
hold. Once you know how
many pounds of silage you
have you can convert into hay
equivalents and determine
how much you have per cow
for the off pasture period. A
1,300 pound cow requires
approximately 26 pounds of
DM from forage. This, then,
could be supplied by feeding
15 lbs. hay (89% DM) plus 36
lbs. of corn silage (35% DM).
Knowing how much feed
you have on hand should
help you determine whether
or not to buy feed while it is
available or cull some of your
low producers.
POST,AUGUST 15, 1979