‘Forage Suitability’ Something That Can Be Plotted, Used By Producers (Continued from Pag* Ml) FORAGE SUITABILITY GROUP Deep, channery, well drained, strongly acid, moderately steep upland soils Respfinse to potassium (K) fertilizers is low These soils naturally tend to have available K in the optimum range or above for their cation exchange capacity values Legumes harvested for hay will benefit most from K fertilization to replace that which is lost by harvest removal. When taprooted legumes are grown, a compatible and adapted cool season grass companion crop should be planted to cut down on frost heave losses or provide a fallback hay or pasture crop in the event frost heave reduces the legume stand anyway The grass will also provide slightly better erosion control cover as well Forage yields for this soil group are constrained most by low pH and lack of nitrogen fertilizer applications when legumes are absent from the crop rotation or the forage stand Second limiting factor is the AWC during dry years or prolonged dry spells during the growing season Large cattle and horse pastures with slopes above 15 percent will have a worsening distribution of grazing pressure as slopes increase to 25 percent if a single water source is located at either end of the elevational scale Areas remote to watering facilities (greater than 800 feet away) will be underutilized Meanwhile, areas within 800 feet of the watering facility will be utilized with increasing intensity as the water facility is approached For even grazing pressure distribution, place watering facilities at intervals along the entire elevational gradient Paddock layouts should have long axes parallel with the slope Place a water trough in each Sheep grazing pressure Memr hsmut Much ''We're Here To SerHe’’ FARMS - ap»g| We can insure ail farms from mushrooms to fish, and from dairy to nursery stock. 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PA 17557 1 1/2 Miles West of Blue Ball On Rt 322 H 717-354-4726 9 Mon , Wed , Thurt , Fn 88, Tut* 8-S, Sat 9 3 f/<st nbution is not noticeably affected by elevational differences in a pasture located on ms soil group unless they choose a bedding ground area on a knoll Design cattle lanes serving paddocks to reduce their slope length and steepness while maintaining efficient paddock layout and fence length When necessary to climb the slope, place regularly spaced water bars or diversions across the lane to deflect water off it Direct and extend them as needed to prevent diverted water from coming back on the lane downslope Heavy use lanes require surfacing if rilling becomes evident Place brace assemblies for wire fences everywhere sharp breaks in grade occur If steel T-posts or fiber glass rods are used, place a wood post every 50 to 100 feet on hillslopes with vertical curvature to keep the lowest stretched wire parallel with the ground surface while preventing these more flexible and shallower set posts and rods from tipping or bending When reseeding forages on these channery soils, drilling is preferred to broadcast seedmgs Drills achieve more uniform stands by deflecting most rock fragments away from the drilled row Broadcast seedmgs that are lightly tilled or culti-packed afterwards often have channers overlying seeds that cause stem breakage during emergence. 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