tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post8995170612570559341..comments2018-11-29T21:54:37.049-06:00Comments on Watch Out For The Bull: Planting Grain Sorghum (or Milo Depending on Where You're From)Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-24929612853747739622014-05-03T22:44:55.493-05:002014-05-03T22:44:55.493-05:00The first time I planted sorghum, when it came tim...The first time I planted sorghum, when it came time to harvest it I had so much trouble with the combine plugging up with the stalks that I had to climb into the back to unplug it. <br /><br />Sorghum chaff is itchy as all get out and it irritated my nose so much that it started bleeding so much that by the time I crawled out of the back of that combine it looked like I had been wrestling a bobcat. <br /><br />If you had asked me my opinion of grain sorghum on that day my cussing would have taught a drill sergeant a thing or two in the fine art of swearing.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-71165486201498724492014-05-03T22:12:18.792-05:002014-05-03T22:12:18.792-05:00My daddy used to plant sorghum as a feed for our l...My daddy used to plant sorghum as a feed for our livestock. Of course, we had a real small farm so he probably only planted about 1/4- 1/2 acre in that. But with a horse and we harvested it by hand. I hated that stuff. lol!MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-3923127759121373962014-05-03T11:16:15.337-05:002014-05-03T11:16:15.337-05:00Every field is terraced around here and usually gr...Every field is terraced around here and usually grows wheat, so crooked rows aren't as noticeable, but I usually try to put a little extra fertilizer and make double sure all the weeds are controlled close to the road. Plus, you have to make sure the fences look nice and tight in the places someone driving by might see them. <br /><br />I'm not as finicky over the hill away from the road.<br /><br />Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-5852612008144037612014-05-03T09:28:41.831-05:002014-05-03T09:28:41.831-05:00My dad always told me when doing field work of any...My dad always told me when doing field work of any kind, it doesn't matter so much how crooked the rows are back in the field but when you can see them from the road, they had better be perfect!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com