FISC Soil and Water Resource Management
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General Farm Information
1. Farm is Tract 270
a. This is a real Winnebago Co. farm
b. Map used by producer to collect soil test contained 22 fields and the producer
manages the operation according to this map with some modifications
c. Class participants will need to work off the new map with revised field identification
and acres
2. Field and Crop Rotation Information
Total Crop Acres:
Total Number of Fields:
207.3
22
Tract Number 270:
Field Identification
1
Tillable Acres
12.3
2
3
4
5
6
7&8
9
10 & 11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
10.0
2.4
2.4
14.4
11.0
17.9
11.0
19.6
8.0
10.0
18.0
10.3
4.6
7.2
5.9
11.5
12.0
14.3
2004 Crop
E½ Alfalfa
W½ Corn
Alfalfa
Corn
Alfalfa
New Seeding
Alfalfa
New Seeding
Corn
Corn
Corn
Corn
Alfalfa
Corn
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Corn
Corn
Alfalfa
Corn
2005 Crop
Corn
2006 Crop
Corn or Soybean
Alfalfa
Soybeans
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Corn
Alfalfa
Soybeans
Corn
New Seeding
Corn
Alfalfa
New Seeding
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Corn
Soybeans
Alfalfa
N½ corn
S½ soybeans
Soybeans
Alfalfa
Corn
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Corn
Alfalfa
Corn
New Seeding
Alfalfa
Soybeans
Corn
Alfalfa
Corn
Corn
Soybeans
Corn
Corn
Corn
22
4.5
Corn
Corn
Total Acres
207.3
Assumption: Alfalfa fields that are rotated to corn are fair stands that are clipped in late fall
(i.e. less than 8 inches of regrowth).
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Animal and Manure Management Information
Liquid Dairy Manure Nutrient Analysis Information:
Sample Number Nitrogen Injected
1st Phosphorus
1
7.89
6.04
2
9.46
6.33
Average
8.68
6.19
1st Potassium
16.01
13.93
14.97
Sulfur
0.91
1.27
1.09
Livestock Inventory:
Animal Size and Manure Characteristics
Number of Head
Manure prod/yr
Dairy Cows (Milking and Dry)
 Liquid manure has no bedding
 Liquid manure is 100% capture
 Rolling herd average is 23,000 pounds
120
5000 gal/yr ea.
Heifers (breeding & bred @ 1,000 lbs)
Heifers (pre-breeding @ 250 lbs)
Heifers (pre-breeding @ 500 lbs)
 Pre-breeding heifer manure is mixed into pit
40
40
40
15 ton/yr ea.
700 gal/yr ea.
1500 gal/yr ea.
Calves (@ 150 lbs)
10
2.2 ton/yr. ea.
Volume of Manure Storage Pit:
1,870,000 gallons (annual storage)
Liquid Manure Characteristics:
1) Liquid manure is collected from cows and heifers - birth to breeding
2) Liquid manure is hauled in a tanker having 7,300 gallons capacity
3) All liquid manure is injected
4) Use average manure analysis for crediting
5) Maximum liquid manure rate is 15,000 gallons/acre
Solid Manure Characteristics:
1) Solid dairy manure only from breeding & bred stock
2) Only about one half of the solid manure is collected.
3) Straw bedding is used on the heifer lots
5) Solid manure application rate is 25 tons/acre
6) Use book values for solid manure nutrient content
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Tillage, Fertilizer and Seeding Information
Common Tillage Practices:
Fall
Ripper
Ripper
Plow
Plow
Plow
Corn on sod
Corn on silage
Corn on corn grain
Soybeans on corn
New Seeding
Spring
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Spring
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Field Cultivator
Spring
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Plant
Common Manure and Fertilizing Practices:
Corn on sod
Corn on corn
Soybeans on corn
New Seeding
Alfalfa




Manure
If available
Yes
No
Yes
No
Starter (if P or K Opt. or less)
6-24-24
6-24-24
None
None
None
N
46-0-0
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P
0-46-0
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K
0-0-60
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Nutrient need should be met according to soil test.
Use a combination of manure and legume credits, starter, and N (46-0-0), P (0-46-0), K (00-60).
Utilize nutrient credits first before using fertilizer.
N in starter does not count toward total N need, but P and K in starter count toward total P
and K need.
Soil Information:
NRCS Soil Map Unit(s)
Ed
FsB
HrB
Hu
KaB
KnB
KoC2
LzB
MaA
Mn
MtA
Pu
Wm
Soil Name
Edwards muck
Fox silt loam, 2-6 % slope
Hortonville silt loam, 2-6 % slope
Houghton muck
Kaukauna silty clay loam, 1-4 % slope
Kewaunee silt loam, 2-6 % slope
Kewaunee silty clay loam, 6-12 % slope
Lorenzo Variant loam, 2-8 % slope
Manawa silty clay loam, 0-3 % slope
Menasha clay
Mosel silt loam, 0-3 % slope
Poygan silty clay loam
Willette muck