JDog Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 For those who may have never seen it I attach a shot of swathed rape. The picture was taken in east Yorkshire yesterday where the practise of swathing appears to be more common than in other parts of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Any pigeons feeding on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Any pigeons feeding on it? Not a single bird in the half hour that I watched! There were 300 on a nearby field which has still to be swathed/cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for posting that Jdog, they don't do swathed round here, just sprayed off and combined. What is the advantage over swathing the crop? I'm surprised the pigeon aren't on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thought i knew east yorkshire very well, don't recognise that farm though goole/howden way perhaps? For the record some of the swathed rape we have access to does have pigeons on but nothing like the amount dropping into standing rape 1/4 mile away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for posting that Jdog, they don't do swathed round here, just sprayed off and combined. What is the advantage over swathing the crop? I'm surprised the pigeon aren't on it? I am not sure about the advantages of swathing over straight cutting. I have known that area for fifty odd years and it has never been particulary good for pigeons. That may explain why there were none on the swaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 There must be something in it as it means going over the crop twice for the same result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 What do you expect jdog. Its Yorkshire. Their to tight to pay for the roundup up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody walloper Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 surely you mean nowt on it. I am not sure about the advantages of swathing over straight cutting. I have known that area for fifty odd years and it has never been particulary good for pigeons. That may explain why there were none on the swaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) What do you expect jdog. Its Yorkshire. Their to tight to pay for the roundup up there. we don't pay for things we don't need ,weeds cant grow up here Edited July 16, 2014 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) There must be something in it as it means going over the crop twice for the same result You don't pay for dessicants. No need for a sprayer, especially if the water source is miles away. Lower oil yield compared to modern dessication techniques though. Edited July 16, 2014 by kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I have 6 fields of swathed rape on one of my permissions,and on two outings in the last week i have only seen a dozen or so pigeons,hoping some more will be along soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 There must be something in it as it means going over the crop twice for the same result They don't use a combine to swath the rape, the combine only visits the field once, when the rape has dried out sufficiently. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I thought they lost less seeds by spraying it compared to swathi'ng it. Or so I was told by a farmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrysports Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 swathing i think is just a method of killing of the rape quicker so they can get the combines in earlier, our farm used to do it but they stopped as they getting a lower amount of seed than normal standing rape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thought i knew east yorkshire very well, don't recognise that farm though goole/howden way perhaps? For the record some of the swathed rape we have access to does have pigeons on but nothing like the amount dropping into standing rape 1/4 mile away. Thought i knew east yorkshire very well, don't recognise that farm like wise come give us a clue its a big area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 i used to shoot swathed rape years ago up yorkshire.the farmer wouldn't let me use my dog as they didn't want him jumping through it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 For those who may have never seen it I attach a shot of swathed rape. The picture was taken in east Yorkshire yesterday where the practise of swathing appears to be more common than in other parts of the country. in between cave an weighton but not sure lol its prob a farm i shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 but having said that are they big metal elec pylons in the back ground ? is so probably not the above more near the river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I've shot swathed rape on Norfolk a good few years back, the rows were further apart that's for sure! Nice pic though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 The field in question was between Thorne and Rawcliffe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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