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  • From: "TxBeeFarmer" <txbeefarmer AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] clearing land cost?
  • Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 10:52:44 -0500

To improve your pasture, I'd recommend using the rotational grazing method used by Joel Salatin described in "Salad Bar Beef".
 
TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
West Texas Zone 7b
 
On 5/9/2010 10:12:11 AM, Margaret L. Wilson (booldawgs AT frontiernet.net) wrote:
> I have a large area (4-5 acres) on my farm that was forest.  It was
> cleared
> 50 or so years ago for more pasture/hay production.  It has the
> poorest soil
> on the property.  It is thin, dry and very rocky.  In 8 years I have
> rotationally grazed and overseeded it a little.  This has improved it but
> it
> would be a real struggle to successfully grow vegetables on it.
> Re-foresting it
> hasn't been too successful either.  I would like to fence it
> and keep sheep on it for 2-5 years.  Rotational grazing, proper seeding,
> irrigation and the sheep weeding and feeding would improve it without a lot
> of imported material.
> Margaret
> http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "breck" <bcarden AT breckinridgegroup.com>
> To: "'Market
> Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] clearing land cost?
>
>
> > Not always, but most times there is a reason for land being in forest
> > rather
> > than crop land. Mature forest land that has not been protected located in
> > an
> > agricultural area is likely that way for a reason. It is usually
>



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