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DADD PIIATQ ByRAPOWINGS
li/ir 1 U £1/11 O Extension Agent
RAINS DELAYED THE START of hay making this spring and continued wet weather is drawing out the first cutting. However, yields have been excellent with reports of two tons per acre commonplace.
Traditionally, rain or no, many of us delay cutting until orchard grass is in full bloom. This may increase tonnage on the first cutting but as maturity proceeds until heads are in full bloom, protein is reduced sharply and TDN is considerably lower. Years of research and thousands of forage samples show that the best compromise for quality and yields is to make that first cutting as soon as the heads start to emerge. Delay in harvest for orchardgrass from boot to full bloom decreases the protein content by roughly 40%.
The state average for protein in orchard grass hay was 9.6% last year and should be 14-16% for top quality.
WOOL POOL WILL BE Wednesday, June 14 — Culpeper Farmers’ Cooperative 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Farmers will receive .4401(5 per pound for Clear Tied.
This has been the worst year for armyworms in^ no-till corn. Several farmers in Culpeper County have been forced to replant and we have had two problem cases in Rappahannock. If you have sod planted corn, suggest you check your fields regularly for armyworm damage. □
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