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Dear All,

We are planning to set up a Dairy farm with 10 cows near Hosur, Tamilnadu.

Kindly advice the best type of green fodder to be grow in our farm of 2 acres.

We have plenty of water to feed the crop.

Regards,

K. Santosh Kumar:confused:
 

ag_aman2004

Active Member
AlfAlfa

Dear Mr. Manikkamani,
I am from villupuram. I have started a dairy farm near Villupuram. Could please tell me the Tamil Name for AlfAlfa. Is it available in our area?

Thanks
Amanullah Ag.
 

bestfoundation

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AlfAlfa in Tamil

Dear Amanullah
Loving greetings to you.
AlfAlfa in Tamil is called kuthirai masal.
Contact Best Foundation if you need seeds of kuthirai masal or Co4 slips. We also provide other services to the farmers.
Thanks to Manikkamani for excellent reply on the Co4 fodder.
Philip Benis
Director, Best Foundation, 62, Villianur Road, Mulakulam, Pondicherry-605010. 0413 2290142, 9443438532, 9442038845 bestfoundationg@gmail.com Untitled Document
 

ashokram1

Member
sir,

do u know another type of fodder..it is small tree like where it's leaves can be used as fodder..it is clarariyaaa?(similar to that i don;t know the exact name)

please help
 

ndeodhar

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Cow fodder

Mr. Manikkamani & Mr. Philip Benis:

Thanks for the excellent info. Would like to know the Marathi name of C0-4 and where would the same be available near Pune / Dapoli ?
 

Congratulations Mr.S.Manikkamani

Dear Mr.S.Manikkamani:

I am so very pleased to see there are gentlemen like you who take timeto help small farmers over the web.

My hearty congratulations to you for your valuable help and suggestions.

Regards.

Pratap Reddy



Season : Throughout the year CO-4 (Bajra Napier Hybrid)

Yield Potential and Quality Characters

Characters CO 4

Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr) 400

Dry matter yield (t/ha/yr) 65.12

Crude protein yield (t/ha) 5.40

Mean plant height (cm) 300 - 360

No. of leaves per clump 450

No. of tillers per clump 30 - 40

Leaf-stem ratio 0.70

Leaf width (cm) 3.00 - 4.20

Leaf length (cm) 80 - 95

Dry matter (%) 17.08

Crude protein (%) 10.5

Calcium (%) 0.86

Phosphorus (%) 0.24

Oxalate (%) 2.51

IVDMD (%) 60

PREPARATORY CULTIVATION

1. PLOUGHING

Plough with an iron plough two to three times to obtain good tilth.

2. APPLICATION OF FYM

25 t/ha

3. FORMING RIDGES

Form ridges and furrows using a ridger, 60 cm apart.

4. APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS

i.


Apply NPK fertilizers as per soil test recommendation as for as possible. If soil testing is not done, follow the blanket recommendations of 150:50:40 of NPK in kg/ha.

ii.


Apply full dose of P,K and 50% N basally before planting. Top dressing of 50% N on 30 DAS.

iii.


Repeat the basal application of 75 kg N/cut for sustaining higher yield

iv.


Application of Azospirillum (2000g) and phosphobacterium (2000g) or Azophos (4000g) along with 75% of recommended dose of N and P fertilizers enhanced the yield besides saving of 25% of fertilizer dose.

5. PLANTING

i. Irrigate through the furrows and plant one rooted slip/stem cutting per hill.
ii. Spacing 50 x 50 cm and 40,000 planting material are required to plant one ha.
iii. As a mixed crop, 3 rows of Cumbu Napier Hybrid and one row of Desmanthus can be raised to increase the nutritive value.

6. WATER MANAGEMENT

Immediately after planting, give life irrigation on the third day and thereafter once in 10 days. Sewage or waste water can also be used for irrigation.

7. WEED MANAGEMENT

Hand weeding is done whenever necessary.

8. HARVESTING

First harvest is to be done on 75 to 80 days after planting and subsequent harvests at intervals of 45 days yields around 400 t/ha.

9. GREEN FODDER YIELD

400 t/ha

NOTE:

1. Quartering has to be done every year or whenever the clumps become unwidely and large.



Supply by advance Booking

1 acre CO 4 sufficient for 10 animals



Contact:

Mr.S.Manikkamani

Mobile:09442633623
Star Animal Nutrition, Pondicherry
 

serdairi

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Dear All,

We are planning to set up a Dairy farm with 10 cows near Hosur, Tamilnadu.

Kindly advice the best type of green fodder to be grow in our farm of 2 acres.

We have plenty of water to feed the crop.

Regards,

K. Santosh Kumar:confused:
NApier co4 anf co fs 29 wiil be the suitable fooder for dairy farm for seed and sapling pls call serdairi

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