Post by tsyork on May 20, 2009 7:35:10 GMT -5
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I'm not really sure where to post this, so if it needs to be moved, please do so. I had some brush removal/landscaping work done this evening to assist in putting in more fencing for my cattle. My cousin, who did the work, stopped by after the job to just "talk" for a bit, since we only see each other at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Anyway, he was telling me that he has been reading up on all of the nutritional benefits of comfrey and what a good feed supplement it makes. Also, he said that the harvest is five times greater than that of regular grass hay, etc.
Be be honest, I don't know that much about comfrey, so feel free to educate me on the matter. A few questions that pop in my head are: What average protein is it, is it a good forage crop, can it be mixed with dry feed to make a grower ration for hogs and cows, etc.?
Another blessing, he told me that he had purchased a hammermill that he got fixed up to my grandfathers old tractor. He runs a belt from the PTO of the tractor to the mill and we will be able to grind our own feed for the cows and hogs that we have. He said I was welcome to use it any time I want. Right now I'm paying about 18.00 per hundred for dairy chop and hog feed. Once I get up and running on this I'll mix my own feed with corn, soybeans, hay, comfrey, molasses, and minerals. A local farmer in our our area will sell us corn for $3.00 per bushel. So if my math is roughly correct: 70-pounds of corn, a bale of hay, some soybean, comfrey, molasses and mineral; I should end up with about 150-pounds of feed for roughly 6-8 dollars per hundred. Now I can feed with those prices, but it's breaking me up now.
Any thoughts on the comfrey appreciated.
TIA
I'm not really sure where to post this, so if it needs to be moved, please do so. I had some brush removal/landscaping work done this evening to assist in putting in more fencing for my cattle. My cousin, who did the work, stopped by after the job to just "talk" for a bit, since we only see each other at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Anyway, he was telling me that he has been reading up on all of the nutritional benefits of comfrey and what a good feed supplement it makes. Also, he said that the harvest is five times greater than that of regular grass hay, etc.
Be be honest, I don't know that much about comfrey, so feel free to educate me on the matter. A few questions that pop in my head are: What average protein is it, is it a good forage crop, can it be mixed with dry feed to make a grower ration for hogs and cows, etc.?
Another blessing, he told me that he had purchased a hammermill that he got fixed up to my grandfathers old tractor. He runs a belt from the PTO of the tractor to the mill and we will be able to grind our own feed for the cows and hogs that we have. He said I was welcome to use it any time I want. Right now I'm paying about 18.00 per hundred for dairy chop and hog feed. Once I get up and running on this I'll mix my own feed with corn, soybeans, hay, comfrey, molasses, and minerals. A local farmer in our our area will sell us corn for $3.00 per bushel. So if my math is roughly correct: 70-pounds of corn, a bale of hay, some soybean, comfrey, molasses and mineral; I should end up with about 150-pounds of feed for roughly 6-8 dollars per hundred. Now I can feed with those prices, but it's breaking me up now.
Any thoughts on the comfrey appreciated.
TIA