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Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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We have no access to covered storage. At some point in the past, someone used 4x8 sheets of plywood to store cotton seed. My thought is to just add on to their original “pen” and cover with a tarp. I’m going to try and get ten tons so I’m not sure how big of a storage area I will need. Anybody have experience storing cotton seed on sight? I’m open to suggestions.
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#2 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Llano
Hunt In: Hill Country and East TX
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#3 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Out in the opened works for us, we order 5 tons at a time. We dont have cows so we dont worry about fencing it, basically another feed spot.
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#4 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Harris County
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Put a tarp on it to keep from blowing away.
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#5 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2012
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#6 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Deer Park, Texas
Hunt In: Fort McKavett, Texas
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you don't need a cover, we get 10 tons and just fence it off to keep livestock out of it....
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#7 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Boerne, TX
Hunt In: Deep South TX - Starr County
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When is the best time of year to put the cotton out? I would think the deer would eat whatever blows around
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#8 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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I like hearing that but have a little concern. We had one station last year that for whatever reason did not get eaten much. The cotton seed in that spot did go bad after 2-3 months. Matter of fact it’s still in the feed pen now. If I order now, some of this won’t be fed until August. Is that to long to go uncovered?
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#9 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Deer Park, Texas
Hunt In: Fort McKavett, Texas
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No, we have had some for over a year old and the deer still eat it
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#10 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Burr
Hunt In: Down South
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We store ours inside of barn, just built a wall with steel posts concreted in ground and ran steel pearlings across and screwed 3/4 plywood to it. This is 125 tons
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#11 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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We decided on 16’x16’ plywood enclosure with tarp on bottom and top. Actually one end of the enclosure will be open. Will use 16’ cattle panel on that end so the truck can back in and dump. I’ll take pictures this weekend when seed gets there.
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#12 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2012
Hunt In: Dimmit County & Beyond
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I am in the planning stages to build a new implement shed 45 x 45. Am going to pour cement floor and on one end plan on making a chute out of cinder blocks 9' wide x 6' tall x 25' long. This should make it more manageable to use front loader on tractor to transfer into truck. Anybody know how to calculate how much cottonseed I can put in a given area ?
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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Might make sure 9’ is wide enough for the truck to unload? I think it is as long as they can back directly straight into it. As for volume we had a 16’x16’x4’ tall structure and I’d say our 11 tons filled it to 85-90% capacity.
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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BTW I posted my cotton seed source on a different thread but here it is again. Hartzendorf Gin in Sinton. 361-364-1812. Says they have plenty.
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#15 |
Four Point
Join Date: Sep 2018
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#16 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Comfort
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#17 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Bastrop, TX
Hunt In: Coke County/ Water Valley,TX
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