what implements do I need to plant milo?

[bdog]

I recently bought a place in the country with 5 acres. I have an old moline tractor with around 65 hp that I use with a box blade the road with. I would like to plant milo on my land to posiibly graze a cow or two on and to have a good place to hunt dove. I don't ever plan on harvesting it just letting it grow, cut it down, and turn a couple cows on it.

I assume I need a plow, disc, and grain drill? Farming is completely new to me so I am unsure of what all equipment I need. This is mainly going to be for fun and I am not trying to make a profit at it but at the same time I don't want to spend more money on implements thatn I have to.

[egon]

Whats on the land now and what shape is it in.

Egon

[bdog]

About half the land is in winter wheat planted by the previous owner. The other half was just bare ground that I recently leveled with my box blade. The land is square with an outer perimeter fence and my house in the center with a fence around it and the road leading to my house.

[egon]

Perhaps you could get by with just a harrow and broad cast the seed. Harrow, broadcast and then harrow again. 5 acres isn't really hard to broadcast.

Egon

[Pat]

Is it just me or does anyone else think there will be problems trying to sustain 2 cows on less than 5 acres eating what milo or winter wheat the wildlife doesn't get or doesn't spoil in the filed. Won't there be a supplemental feeding program required? Maybe I'm pout of touch with the fertility/productivity of land there but it seems overly optimistic. What about in winter?

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[egon]

Pat:

As it's out of my climatic zone I'll plead Ignorance. I was just comenting on the method of planting.

Egon

[Pat]

Egon, How did you determine the climatic zone?

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[egon]

Cause I don't know what Milo is!

Egon

[GareyD]

Egon, it's also known as "Grain Sorghum"...I've grown thousands of acres of it in South Georgia...makes great cover for game birds... the head is harvested and used in cattle feed as a corn replacement/substitute...also seen the whole plant harvested as silage...never known of anyone pasturing cattle on it though...a hot weather crop, won't take frost at all, not a year round crop...for the work involved, I think I'd just plant a good pasture mix for cattle.

IMHO...YMMV
GareyD

[egon]

Garey:

Thank you.

Egon