April 2018 – HJF by KBJ

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West Field Spring Hayfeeding

West Field Spring Hayfeeding — looking toward pond. compare with shots from March 21 which had cattle and snow. Ground level closeups of grass also available

Farm Core Overview from West Field — View of central portions of fam. Hayfeeding areas visible in West and Central fields. Progressive grazing pattern visible in lower swales of front field.

WEst Field Pond with Ducks

WEst Field Pond. Both Fall and Spring Hayfeeding Areas — Left is this spring hayfeeding, right side of central treeline is last September hayfeeding, although not the full length.

Central Field Hayfeeding and Other areas — Patchy looking portion was this winter’s most recent hayfeeding area in the central field. Not sure what treatment the rest fo the Central field has had. (kbj)

Farm Core View from over River Field

Farm Core from over Central Field Looking West. — Central FIeld recent hayfeeding area visible in lower right corner.

Front and House Fields from over Central Field

Hilltop and Front Field Pond

Hilltop and Front Field Pond

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Duks approaching. Good backlight

Duck Portrait

West Field Spring Hayfeeding — looking toward pond. compare with shots from March 21 which had cattle and snow. Ground level closeups of grass also available

Farm Core Overview from West Field — View of central portions of fam. Hayfeeding areas visible in West and Central fields. Progressive grazing pattern visible in lower swales of front field.

WEst Field Pond. Both Fall and Spring Hayfeeding Areas — Left is this spring hayfeeding, right side of central treeline is last September hayfeeding, although not the full length.

Central Field Hayfeeding and Other areas — Patchy looking portion was this winter’s most recent hayfeeding area in the central field. Not sure what treatment the rest fo the Central field has had. (kbj)

Front and House Fields from over Central Field

Hilltop and Front Field Pond

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West Fields Spring 2018 Hayfeeding 4s

A transitional area — some uncovered ground in proximity to well developed clumps with standing brown leaf residue from last season.

Track area that was heavily churned up. Last hay spreading after cattle were off may have blown off of the heavily pugged track adjacent to the green grass line.

Under manure 1 2/3 — Looking at amount of remaining hay coverage. This area is typical of spacing between the clumps of grass. Although the ground is not bare, it is not deeply covered. The ground is also still very hard to penetrate with a finger or stick. Also notice something has create small blls of soil (just right of the big green blade)

Under manure 1 3/3 — Ground is hard to penetrate with finger.

Something is germinating on the lips of the pushed up mud around the hoofprint. (closer view) Slightly better exposure – reflected some light into the depression.

slightly shaded out older stalks.

Under manure #3 1/2 — Pulled back a large manure, which was desicated on top, but moist underneath. Overall conditions of field is quite dry on the surface after 80 degree days and winds.

Less Dessicated manure — :Lifting up a manure that looked a bit darker (less dessicated) to see how it is underneath… visibly moister undernead, with decomposition of the hay progressing.

Muddy pugging, exposed soil.

Looking along previous fenceline at bottom of hayfeeding area. Shows both the hay cover, and the more beat up grasses in hayfed area.

honeysuckle?

180 degree pano of West field from just a bit north of the gate.

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Ground Details West Field Hayfeeding

A transitional area — some uncovered ground in proximity to well developed clumps with standing brown leaf residue from last season.

Track area that was heavily churned up. Last hay spreading after cattle were off may have blown off of the heavily pugged track adjacent to the green grass line.

Looking at amount of remaining hay coverage. This area is typical of spacing between the clumps of grass. Although the ground is not bare, it is not deeply covered. The ground is also still very hard to penetrate with a finger or stick.

Tiny germinating grasses from under the light hay cover.

Under manure 1 2/3 — Looking at amount of remaining hay coverage. This area is typical of spacing between the clumps of grass. Although the ground is not bare, it is not deeply covered. The ground is also still very hard to penetrate with a finger or stick. Also notice something has create small blls of soil (just right of the big green blade)

Under manure 1 3/3 — Ground is hard to penetrate with finger.

heavier hay cover before pulling back

after pulling back slightly heavier hay cover.

slightly shaded out older stalks.

Under manure #3 1/2 — Pulled back a large manure, which was desicated on top, but moist underneath. Overall conditions of field is quite dry on the surface after 80 degree days and winds.

Under manure

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West Field Hayfeeding in Snow

Title for Horns in LR

If I edit this automatically created post in WP, then re-publish the collection from Lightroom, will it delete this text? Or will it just modify the gallery contents? That would be terrific, but I don’t expect that to work.

Title for Horns in LR — I have updated this handsome fellow’s caption in lightroom on 2018_04_02

grass through snow outside of fence, not yet hay covered.

Can see the green grass sticking up in the hay.

Shows thicness and density of hay relative to existing green grass in today’s newest feeding strip.

Bed and Breakfast — Enjoying the Bed and Breakfast provided by the hay. No doubt contributing some bodily microbes to the mix, too.

Yesterday’s strip in foreground with more snow on it. Cattle are clustered into today’s strip.

ducks on the pond in snowb

I added this one just to find out if it will auto-magically appear in the gallery of the already existing post.