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  1. Brokenbear

    Research on planting techniques

    SD I hear what you are saying but I think the game we speak of has a lot of variables that studies just have not been made on .. mono culture vs multi species plantings are.. in a way not even comparable .. Fair tolerance to "some" weed presence for plotters vs no tolerance of weeds for mono...
  2. Brokenbear

    Research on planting techniques

    Especially where the soil is somewhat sandy ...as well other types of soil wind erosion is also thwarted by winter cover crops ... because when you kill off something like winter wheat in preparatory to planting you are starting with a practically weed free field resulting in less chemical$ at...
  3. Brokenbear

    Crimping Crimson % of Success

    Rain rain rain ..my river bottoms dirt panned last year are finally looking not so hurtful ! The food plot portions are heavy Cereal Rye with good mass/heads 4+' tall along with 4 clovers and a bit of Wheat and remnant brassicas This spring's no-till planting will be the Green Cover Summer...
  4. Brokenbear

    CP42 Pollinator mix Drill settings by chance?

    Well an honest answer is it is very hard to tell ..my personal method is from time to time when I am coming across some bare ground I will raise my drill without powering down then go look for the end of the press wheel tracks then locate the seed trail in front of the press wheels ..they all...
  5. Brokenbear

    CP42 Pollinator mix Drill settings by chance?

    Well I opened the 30 lb bag today of the CP42 and was shocked .... It has 43 varieties (if I counted correctly) and seed size ranged from switch grass sized to tubers ..miniature onion shaped about .35/.40 caliber On my Great Plains 3P606NT using the large box I started with the seed gates at 2...
  6. Brokenbear

    CP42 Pollinator mix Drill settings by chance?

    I will be ready in the next few days to plant 3AC of CP42 pollinator mix ..Welter Seed mixed 10 lbs per AC w/5 lbs of live seed and 5 lbs dried rice hulls pre-mixed ..calling for 1/4" planting depth and surprisingly out of the large hopper 43 varieties of flowering plants ..summer long blooming...
  7. Brokenbear

    Been a hard few days at my house.

    Sorry "O" FYI CCI "Quiet 22" ammo out of a bolt action rife will kill a head shot raccoon stone cold dead to at least 25 or so yards and my single stroke pellet gun is twice as loud as the Quiet 22's Bear
  8. Brokenbear

    GP/LP 3P600 or 3P606NT user thread

    Hey WG I am still learning on my new to me used 3P606NT also but what settings are you using on your drive axle and press wheel Tee handles ?
  9. Brokenbear

    Too early or a strange year?

    B662 ..this seed is supposedly bred in Canada and is just coming on ..I bought it a month ago but I see it is no longer listed so I do not know if it is sold out since it is in it's infancy of coming on the market or what ..but one of the factors was long maturing as compared to others plus we...
  10. Brokenbear

    Too early or a strange year?

    Well our across the creek neighbor turned a dozer and excavator loose on his side and it is baby butt bare all the way to the county road ..he is a farmer and strictly looking for row crop production and no hard feelings on my part However a big, tall and successful screen is severely needed so...
  11. Brokenbear

    Air compressor which would you get

    You don't say what tools you need to run but if it is to run tools let the tool CFM requirements be part of the decision If you are just keeping tires aired up for example the battery powered hand held that looks like a drill ..they are the cats meow ..always ready to go ..use them on the farm...
  12. Brokenbear

    .257 Roberts vs .243 Winchester

    I'm impressed with the 257 Roberts Last time I was elk hunting in Colorado I dropped by an old friends ranch in central Colorado .... ^ days into Elk season hanging on the wall of the main ranch house with a dad, mom and 3 boys were 5 257 Roberts pre 64 Winchesters M70's and the ONLY caliber on...
  13. Brokenbear

    Comparing/Contrasting Summer forage/biomass blends

    Well I've not been at this long so my input is from a short time of converting to no til all green 365 days so here is where I am at ... If you have some large acreage to plant to where you can buy 50 # bags of the seed mix you KNOW you want then mix your own is fine knowing you are getting...
  14. Brokenbear

    Am I going to regret buying Skidsteer ?

    I do not have a dog in this hunt and have never driven an SS but ..seems like in another discussion of SS driver/users there seemed to be some modest suggestion/concern that hills/stability were a concern ..especially with novice drivers ..foggy memory on my part but up hill with no front load...
  15. Brokenbear

    Green Cover Summer Pressure Release mix missing

    Yes they did answer me today pointing out a new up and coming blend .. The 25# bag is half acre. $90 ..I may have to just go to all clover if these prices keep jumping ???
  16. Brokenbear

    Green Cover Summer Pressure Release mix missing

    Preparing my final plans and had the Green Cover "Summer Browse Pressure Release" as my main summer plot seed but it does not appear to be in their lineup presently ... Has anyone bought any this year? I have emailed them with ?? about it being MIA awaiting an answer .. Bear
  17. Brokenbear

    Green Cover Summer Release / Summer Pressure Release users

    I bet that will do the job Matinc ..width,weight and can you add internal weight ?? Bear
  18. Brokenbear

    Dumb Question about planting in strips

    Well i am not sure exactly what all you are asking .. I have to make a large assumption that your basic equipment is a mower of some sort and a hand seeder ?? How large is your plot(s) and it's shape/dimensions What is around your plots? woods?, CRP ground? Row crops? Do you have a tractor? Do...
  19. Brokenbear

    Planting corn specifically for food plot

    Well in Missouri ..in my part anyway our plots, ag ground and woods all run together .. coupled with that is a high deer density and worse ..the capitol of the worlds raccoon kingdom .. Between the deer and the coons 3.5 AC of corn would never see Dove season ..it will be 90% gone ...but hey...
  20. Brokenbear

    Deer bedding cover

    Talk to your university extension agent as there are bushes that will do OK in full and spotty shade but your extension agent should know or help you find what is right for you ..to name a few: Camellia, Japanese Andromeda, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel and some of the Honey Suckle varieties...
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