Stina: You're probably not aware of this, but the date stamp your computer is putting on your e-mails is for the year 1970, not 2007. You may want to look into that.
John _________________________ John A Gasbarre Lamb Abbey Orchards Union, Maine 04862 http://www.lambabbey.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 44° 15' 47" N / 69° 18' 42" W ----- Original Message ---- From: Stina Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> Sent: Saturday, January 3, 1970 5:54:52 AM Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed I tried sheep under my full sized pear trees, and ended up having to put fences around each tree as the sheep were climbing up in the tree to eat the young fruit and the leaves. I pulled the sheep before they could girdle the bark. I got mixed results as far as mowing, and as I am an orchardist, not a livestockist, the sheep were small when they went to slaughter. Maybe others have had better results, but I found it cheaper and easier to buy lamb from my neighbor, and continue to use my mower in the orchard. Best of luck. Stina Booth Booth Canyon Orchard Twisp, Washington On Friday, June 22, 2007, at 08:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello Listers: > > Can anyone refer me to a turf specialist in USDA Extension so that I > can find these answers? > > There was a USDA SARE project completed a number of years ago which > demonstrated the potential to take income from two farm enterprises: > Trellised tree fruit grown over a grass orchard floor grazed by Sheep. > Sounds impossible, I know, but it was successful as well as organic, > and it reduced floor maintenance considerably. > > What I would like to know is what was/were the grass(es) used. Here > is why. Sheep are vulnerable to endophyte toxicity which is common in > some grass species, therefore the species/varieties of grasses must be > endophyte free. I suspect the answer will be one or more of the rye > grasses which I understand are used for grazing in New Zealand. It > needs also to be hardy in Zone 6-7.. > > I would also hope that any such endophyte free grass(es) be something > more manageable than the heavy producing forage varieties used for > green chop and hay production so that it is possible to use power > mowers if necessary, esp. as the harvest season approaches after the > sheep have been pulled off. > > Thanks you kindly! > D. Del Boca > N.W. Washington State > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon > Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not > represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no > responsibility for the content. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
