On Memorial Day, Gene planted Quick-n-Big Crabgrass from Dalrymple Farm in Thomas, Oklahoma on two of his fields to help provide fast growing summer grazing for his beef cattle. Their website says, “Quick-n-Big Crabgrass is a very productive, erect growing profuse tillering, relatively “quick” germinating, “quick” seedling growth, “quick” growth to first grazing or haying, and “Big” (up to over 48 inches tall), improved crabgrass….if well managed.” You only plant 10 lbs. per acre. Last evening we turned the cattle into the field to graze. Gene set his shoe on end to show the height of the growth; 12-14 inches in three weeks from seeding.
I rode with Gene to turn the cows into the pasture.
The cows were grazing in the front pasture and as we drove past them, Gene started honking the pickup horn and calling out his window, “Whoo-up, whoo-up”. That’s his call. They know his call and they know his truck. It usually means food! The cows looked up from their grazing and almost instantly started running and mooing after the pickup. We led them to the new pasture, getting there seconds ahead of them. By the time I could get out of the pickup and up on the back with my camera, they were already running into the field; mooing, bellowing and burying their noses into the lush green grass.
This little one had to have a quick drink of milk after such an exciting run.
Don’t bother me, I am eating!
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