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Posted on 6/25/19 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 2:21 pm
What's a good yield/$bale on irrigated cotton grown in quality soil?
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Posted on 6/25/19 at 2:27 pm to KemoSabe65
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irrigated cotton grown in quality soil
I see a lot of mepiquat chloride in your future.
If you can keep it from getting too leggy/tall, no reason it shouldn't yield exceptional. Just a quick google says 700 lbs/acre is average.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 2:27 pm to KemoSabe65
3 bales/acre
Posted on 6/25/19 at 3:03 pm to KemoSabe65
2.75-3.25 under a pivot. 3-3.5 bales furrow irrigated, but furrow irrigation isn’t as easy as it looks. You have to be relentless on growth management and timing those last couple irrigations can be tricky to make sure you have enough moisture to finish, but not so much that you’re running the risk of boll rot and other diseases.
In other words, don’t risk losing a couple of the big first position bolls lower in the plant to try to finish out 3 small top bolls.
ETA: this is assuming we’re talking about pivot and furrow irrigation in the delta.
ETA 2: also assuming a normal year where there’s not a lot of rain when bolls are opening, no hurricanes, droughts, etc... Just a year where things aren’t necessarily perfect, but nothing bad happens either.
In other words, don’t risk losing a couple of the big first position bolls lower in the plant to try to finish out 3 small top bolls.
ETA: this is assuming we’re talking about pivot and furrow irrigation in the delta.
ETA 2: also assuming a normal year where there’s not a lot of rain when bolls are opening, no hurricanes, droughts, etc... Just a year where things aren’t necessarily perfect, but nothing bad happens either.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:02 pm to KemoSabe65
All depends on your input imo. The lower your input, the lower poundage you have to get to be considered “good”
Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:21 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Should've listed the furrow irrigation in my post. I am not anywhere close to being a farmer, have a pretty good one working our land though. Assuming cotton isn't as water intensive as the corn that is normally grown on our place was. Hope our returns on cotton are better than the 2%-3% we have been getting on corn and beans.
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:34 pm to KemoSabe65
Good irrigated soil should make 3 bale cotton consistently if it is managed properly. We do not have delta soils and our non-irrigated made 1500 lbs and the irrigated averaged 1950 lbs.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:35 pm to KemoSabe65
I think my uncle contracts it out around 2 bales/acre and expects to make 3.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:38 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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3-3.5 bales furrow irrigated, but furrow irrigation isn’t as easy as it looks.
If you rotate peanuts behind cotton is this a viable option? We bottom plow before we plant peanuts and the videos that I’ve seen of that being installed...it appears the hoses would be destroyed by the plows.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:43 pm to KemoSabe65
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Assuming cotton isn't as water intensive as the corn
Hell nah. Cotton likes dry sandy soil.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 6:05 pm to plazadweller
You’re talking about drip irrigation. This is furrow irrigation:
Posted on 6/25/19 at 6:27 pm to prostyleoffensetime
[img]2.75-3.25 under a pivot. 3-3.5 bales furrow irrigated, but furrow irrigation isn’t as easy as it looks. You have to be relentless on growth management and timing those last couple irrigations can be tricky to make sure you have enough moisture to finish, but not so much that you’re running the risk of boll rot and other diseases. In other words, don’t risk losing a couple of the big first position bolls lower in the plant to try to finish out 3 small top bolls. ETA: this is assuming we’re talking about pivot and furrow irrigation in the delta. ETA 2: also assuming a normal year where there’s not a lot of rain when bolls are opening, no hurricanes, droughts, etc... Just a year where things aren’t necessarily perfect, but nothing bad happens either[/img]
This might as well be Chinese to me
This might as well be Chinese to me
Posted on 6/25/19 at 6:33 pm to Purple Spoon
Water and timing is crucial
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:08 pm to highcotton2
Damn that’s almost 4 bales/ac, ours is a sandy loam and from what I’m told some of the best there is in NE La.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:12 pm to highcotton2
How much $ does an average bale bring
Posted on 6/25/19 at 7:16 pm to texag7
About $325/lint bale at today’s price
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