hoosierhunter Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Farm 1 160 acres 3 plots. Those plots are 1/2, 1/3, 1/3 sizes. These are WI products of clover and extreme. One will be plowed under in August for Tall Tine Tubers. We also leave a 3 acre field standing in beans. Farm 2 177 acres 6 plots. 1,1,1/3,1/4,1/8,1/8. No standing crops. These are clover, brassicas, chickory, radishes. Only one WI product and one EH product. Rest custom blends. Farm 3 34 acres 1/4 acre clover and chickory mix. Custom blend. Farm 4 170 acres Standing corn tbd between 1.5-3 acres. Farm 5 100 acres No plots because they have a 20 acre alfalfa field! Farm 6 (out of state) 320 acres Standing crops of 3 acres. Tbd on either corn or beans. We have really keyed in on year around food sources combined with late season attractants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 most of the hunting land i've got access to is primarily agricultural farm land. My house 10 acres - (2) 1/2 acre plots that will be clover. one was Antler King Honey Hole and the other were winter grains. one will probably change to clover. Great Grandmothers farm, 150+ - mostly alfalfa and corn with (3) 1.5 acre plots of clover. Parent's farm 350+ - about 200 acres several fields, some adjacent to one another, in alfalfa and hay type grasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Farm 1. 170 acres 1/4 acre plot with 4 acres of crp to the north surrounded by heavy timber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 1/3 of my farm will be in soybeans this year, hopefully, because I keep breaking Pioneer fittings for my plow. Anyway, don't get too excited because my farm is a whopping 3 acres, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 We have 60 acres and have about 35 adjoining we have sole permission on. I had about 1 1/4 acres in a perennial mix of clovers, in its 4th or 5th year, and usually plant about an acre to an acre and a half in annuals. So between 2-3 acres. Plan for this year is to redo our clover plots this fall, gonna plant one acre. Going to plant 2 about 1/2 acre plots of an annual wildlife game mix that came from our game warden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 My buddy's family property behind the house is about 180 acres. We planted 1 1/2 acres of clover, chicory, turnips, and rye, last fall... I just mowed it over the weekend and the clover and chicory are looking good. Our old acre clover field we are working up now to plant corn and making it a little larger. I planted about a half acre or corn, bean, lablab mix nearly 3 weeks ago and we have not had a drop of rain since, so hopefully I didn't waste my time. We have a few fall food plots planned of turnips, clover, and whatever else we can come up with by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 On our place in MS we have 47 food plots. Total acreage planted is ~58 ac. About 12 of those plots are over an ac. with the biggest being ~3.5 ac. As for the MO place...we'll see. Hard to say what will be food plots now because everything tillable is supposed to be planted in corn. Some small areas of the corn will be left standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKstate Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 This year I am trying soybeans in a 1 acre plot next to a hay field and a 1/4 acre plot on the edge of standing timber. hopefully we get a little more rain soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Doing about 8 acres this year. 3 ac. triple clover mix 2x 1/2 ac. gamebird mix 4 ac. brassica/turnip/kale mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Ive got about 2 acres for plots...otherwise alot of ag land surrounding us..legal to bait with corn here so thats what I do for bowhunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad dryden Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Well I have about 550 acers to hunt BUT 200 acers of this will be soybeans this year will a 1/3 of a acer of clover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I own 183 acres which 50 are rented to a farmer, 10 are my plots and 4 are planted in trees. The rest is trails, house, garage and 40x60 storage and equipment barn and yard ( we mow 4 1/2 acres for lawn ) creek, fallow land, woods and some swampy area. The mowing never gets quite finished before it needs doing all over again. We take alot of pride in the appearance of the whole place. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 How many plots/acres do you have? Well I do know that if I don't get some consistent moisture soon I'll be replanting come August!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well I do know that if I don't get some consistent moisture soon I'll be replanting come August!!! Be careful what you wish for. If the torrential rain we have had for the last three days doesn't stop I may not be planting until August!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Ended up being set back a week here on plots, and did not rush with looking at the weather. Been very dry here and was no rain in the forecast last week. Got the two spring/summer plots in Saturday, mix of grains and peas. Rained last night, will try to get some pics and post when green starts coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Did the 2x 1/2 ac. gamebird mix plots yesterday. Man is fertilizer FREAKIN' EXPENSIVE !!!!! Picked up 400# of 19-19-19 in the morning. Figured $8-$10/bag. WRONG !!!!!!!! Try $20.25/bag !!!!!!!! Underseeded the 1 plot with 1# of chickory. Hopefully the millet & sorghunm will work as a cover and I'll end up with a decent chickory plot next year. We'll see. This food plotting is breaking my bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Man is fertilizer FREAKIN' EXPENSIVE !!!!! Picked up 400# of 19-19-19 in the morning. Figured $8-$10/bag. WRONG !!!!!!!! Try $20.25/bag !!!!!!!! Yep, has about tripled in price in recent years. Can remember less than 10 years ago paying around $4 for a 50 lb bag of 6-12-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I still have about 1000# of 19-19-19 to buy. I'll be getting it a a farm supply mill where they mix their own fertilizer and you buy it in bulk. I believe he said it was $655/ton in bulk. I can buy feed sacks for a quarter right on the way over there and bag it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 We have 63 acres in NY's southern Catskill mts. Our land is in a valley and the soil is quite fertile. 6.8ph I have two 1/4 acre hunting plots that have Imperial Clover planted in them. This is their 3rd year of the perrenial growth. These are in the middle of a apple orchard with Blueberry bushes surrounding them. I still lime the heck out the apple trees and fertilize the berry bushes with 10-10-10. Needless to say the apple trees draw a slew of game. I have no "equipment". So all I do, is by hand. A 24" tiller, walk behind vintage Scotts spreader, a home made harrow and a quad. Aside from planting food plots. Showing my apple trees some love(pruning, lime and water), pays big rewards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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