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New Rice Seed For Georgia Duck Ponds
	A Report on Growing Rice for Ducks in North Georgia Cypress Rice Seed By: Kent Kammermeyer Senior Wildlife Biologist Last summer I was given a bag of domestic rice by William Cooper of Cooper Seed Company in Lawrenceville to test for its growth potential in North Georgia. I have a four-acre pond with a flashboard riser stacked with 6 inch boards. In early July, at full pool, we loaded up the seed and cyclone seeder in my 12 foot semi-V aluminum boat and broadcast the 50 pounds of rice in as shallow water as we could run the boat with electric motor and out to depths of about 1 ďż˝ feet deep. Then over the course of the next week, I gradually dropped my pond about a foot exposing a half acre of mud and creating another half acre of water less than 6 inches deep. The rice is supposed to germinate in up to 6 inches of clear water and it did. I got a very good stand on the mud flat and in the shallow water. My intention was to raise the water back up to full pool to flood the mud flat again, but I could not do it because of the drought. Nevertheless, the dryland rice did fairly well. In August, when it was thigh high or higher and trying to send up a seed head, I noticed a few stalks floating on the water, then a few more, then a lot. Within a two week period beavers and/or muskrats had cut all the stems at ground level, apparently ate a little of the stem and the rest floated away! What a disappointment! Despite the failure, I'm convinced you can successfully grow domestic rice for ducks in North Georgia if you don't have beavers or muskrats or you can practice beaver and muskrat control (usually trapping or shooting). If you have the critters and can't get rid of them, you may want to stick with the old standby Japanese millet. Kent Kammermeyer Senior Wildlife Biologist Wildlife Resources Division Game Management Section 2150 Dawsonville Highway Gainesville, Georgia 30501 Fertilizer=Results! One Of The Biggest Mistakes Hunters Make Is Putting Down Too Many Seed And Too Little Fertilizer On Their Food Plots 50 pounds . Type in amount needed. Please Type In The Amount You Need In The Quantity Box. SOLD OUT
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Chufa From Spain
	Chufa is the absolute favorite food of turkeys and Spanish Chufa are- * Far Superior To Domestic Chufa * Attracts & Holds More Turkeys * Bigger Nuts / Greater Production * Turkeys Spend Hours Digging the Nuts Application Instructions * Select a sunny site * plow/disk soil well to create a clean, weed-free seedbed * Chufa grows best in sandy soils but will perform well even in hard clay soils * fertilize with a balanced mixture such as 10-10-10 Slow Release Fertilizer Complete With Pellet Lime And Trace Elements at 250 pounds/acre. Liming is recommended if ph is below 5.8. Consult your County Extension Agent for additional information. * Chufa can be planted via broadcast, grain-drill or row-crop planter at a rate of 18-20 lbs. per half-acre. Because chufa seeds are so large, they can be planted 2 or more inches deep. When broadcasting, cover seeds by either lightly disking or dragging. In the fall, after the plants have matured and died back, it is helpful to disk up some short strips in the plot to get the turkeys started on exposed chufas. Generally, chufa should be considered an annual, but plots can be regenerated to varying degrees by disking and re-fertilizing in the spring. $2.99 Per Lb. 50 Lbs. $95.00 New seed and new 2009 Price. To get shipping quote enter amounted needed in Qty. box then click “Add to Shopping Cart”. Then enter your Zip Code and click on “Get Quotes”. SPECIAL Was $95.00. Now $78.00 50 Lb. bag.
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Buckwheat
View Larger Image	Everyone should plant some of this: it is great for quail, pheasant, dove, turkey, duck and deer. Grows about 2 ft. tall with beautiful blooms. Matures early (45 to 60 days). Plant at the end of April or after danger of frost. Cover seeds one inch deep. Plant 50 lbs. per acre. Buy a 50 lb. bag for $34.95 or $1.25 per Lb. Fertilizer=Results! Please Type In The Amount You Need In The Quantity Box. Look At Planting Map at Bottom of Page. New seeds and new 2009 prices.
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Lab Lab Bean
	Excellent for deer. Bow hunters! This is your plant since it will be green and growing in Spring, Summer and Late Fall. It grows great until a killing frost. Plant Now (May Thru August). Lab Lab will produce forage 20 days after emergence. Since lab lab bean is a vine plant, it is recommended that a hybrid grain sorghum be planted with it. This allows it to climb the taller plants and aids in establishment. Always plant in firm smooth seed beds that have been prepared by plowing and dragging. Lab lab is very drought tolerant and produces its own nitrogen. Plant one inch deep after danger of frost at 20 lbs. per acre. You need to innoculate these seeds. Requires Innoculant. 50 lb. Size $8.99. If You Want This Please click on the following link. Click here to order innoculant. 20 lbs lab lab $40.00 55 lb.Bag lab lab $100.00. Fertilizer=Results! New seeds and new 2009 prices. Please Type In The Amount You Need In The Quantity Box.
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Dove Proso Millet - Quail and Dove
	Great for quail and dove. Has a yellow shiny coat and grows from 3 to 6 ft. tall. Matures in 75 days after emergence. Cover seeds no more than one inch deep and plant after danger of frost has passed. Use 40 lbs. per acre. Buy 50 lbs. for $41.95 Fertilizer=Results! New seeds and new 2009 prices. Please Type In The Amount You Need In The Quantity Box. $1.49
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Cooper's New SSF Wildlife Mix
	Spring, Summer And Fall Wildlife Mix. The Senior Wildlife Biologist Special. Plant what wildlife Biologist plant on their FOOD PLOTS!! This is not a 10, 15 or 20 lb bag, but a full 50 lb. bag. Another great mix for deer, turkey and quail. Plant in spring after danger of frost. Cover no more than 1/2 inch deep. 50 lb. bag will cover one acre. Contains: 30% Catjang(Oklahoma game bird peas) 30% Tyrone running soybeans 30% Buckwheat 10% Hyb Sorghum--birds & deer will leave alone until fully matures--excellent for runners like tyrome & catjangs to climb up on. High in protein and drought resistant. These are custom blends so call before coming and we will have them ready for you.
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Coopers SSE ( For Acid and Sandy Soils) Wildlife Mix
	For Acid and Sandy Soils This mix does very well in acid and sandy soils providing great protein for Deer and Turkey. We have seen hunters in the past with these conditions do well with this mix under normal conditions. It is environmentally friendly providing good habitat for bees, birds and insects. This mix is an excellent green manure helping build new and productive top soil. 50 lb. bag covers one acre. Plant 1/2 to 1 inch deep. Plants two weeks after you last frost date. In Georgia that is May 1st. This mix contain over 50% legumes plus green manures. 50 lb. bag $39.95
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Catjang ( Oklahoma Game Bird Peas )
	Feeds All Winter Great For Deer, Turkey, Quail and Game Birds Plant Late April Thru August Broadcast 10 Lbs per Acre Needs Firm Seed Bed Needs Inoculant Plant 1" Deep Ph Range 5.5 to 7.0 Legume Annual Quail And Deer. Best Planted With Corn, Okra Or Hyb. Sorghum 1.25 PER LB., 50 lb. Bag $39.95 Deer and Turkey Hunters Love these Beans Last Year. These peas unlike soybeans and iron & clay will come back after eating to the ground. CROP FAILURE FOR 2009
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Iron and Clay Cowpeas
View Larger Image	Non-legume annual. Great for building up soil and feeding the local deer. Grows 19 to 24 inches tall. Plant May through June 30th (In Georgia). Use 50 lbs. per acre. 50 lbs. is only $44.95, $1.75 lb. These Seeds Are Not Organic New seed and new 2009 Price.
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