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1 Buttercup Study

2 Buttercup Study Treatment Breakdown Data Collection
Results and Implications

3 Buttercup Study Treatment Breakdown Data Collection
Results and Implications

4 Plot Layout Rep I Rep II 101 102 103 201 202 203 104 105 106 204 205 206 Rep III Rep IV 401 402 403 301 302 303 404 405 406 304 305 306

5 Plot Layout Rep I Rep II 101 102 103 201 202 203 40 ft 40 ft 104 40 ft 105 106 204 205 206 Rep III Rep IV 401 402 403 301 302 303 404 405 406 304 305 306

6 Aeration Treatment Rep I Rep II Aeration No Aeration 101 102 103 201
202 203 No Aeration Aeration 104 105 106 204 205 206 Rep III Rep IV No Aeration Aeration 401 402 403 301 302 303 Aeration No Aeration 404 405 406 304 305 306

7 Fertilization Treatment
Rep I Rep II Fertilizer No Addition Fertilizer + Lime Fertilizer Fertilizer + Lime No Addition 101 102 103 201 202 203 104 105 106 204 205 206 Rep III Rep IV Fertilizer + Lime No Addition Fertilizer No Addition Fertilizer + Lime Fertilizer 401 402 403 301 302 303 404 405 406 304 305 306

8 Aerway Aeration -Twice in 2002 -Once in 2003

9 Fertilization Spring 2002: ~ 3800 lbs/ac lime applied
2004: no lime applied pH approaching 6.5 goal (up from ~5.7)

10 Buttercup Study Treatment Breakdown Data Collection
Results and Implications

11 Soil Samples

12 Pasture Samples

13 Pasture Sample Separations

14 Cow Counting

15 Transects 40 readings / transect 4 transects / plot 24 plots Transects
Sample Plot

16 Buttercup Study Treatment Breakdown Data Collection
Results and Implications

17 Soil Fertility Mean Results
Fertilizer ppm Phos K Ca None 16.5 77.0 1302.5 Fertilizer only 86.0 1249.0 Fertilizer + Lime 18.5 70.5 2223.5 pH 6.05 5.95 6.80

18 Botanical Composition Mean Results: Fertilization
Fertilizer % Buttercup Legume % Grass None 3.4 4.9 60.6 Fertilizer only 3.3 6.4 64.1 Fertilizer + Lime 2.6 12.0 62.8

19 Botanical Composition Mean Results: Aeration
% Buttercup Legume Grass Yes 1.9 4.5 61.5 No 4.3 11.0 63.6

20 Summary of Results Soil tests: Forage Samples:
Liming increased Ca levels and pH Forage Samples: Legume percentage increased with liming Buttercup percentage decreased with aeration Transect data: insignificant Cow counting data: insignificant

21 Buttercup Study Treatment Breakdown Data Collection
Results and Implications


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