Salt? - 03/11/04 01:38 PM
Friend of mine has a 2.5 acre pond about 50 miles from my pond. It is about 10 years old. I have seen pictures of some of the fish caught and they are impressive.
Many of his management tools are different than what we usually see posted here, such as he has never added AG lime to his pond but does add 50 pounds of hydrated lime twice a year. He also adds cottonseed meal along with fertilizer each spring. Says he manages the pond the way his grandfather did.
He told me something yesterday I have never heard of, each spring and summer 50 pounds of cow salt is added to the pond. I called my local feed and seed store to ask about cow salt. It is added to cow feed as a supplement, but he mostly sells it as a rack building salt to deer hunters. He has never heard of its use in a pond.
Here is what is in it
Phosphorus
Calcium
Salt
Potassium
Sulpher
Magnesium
Iron
Copper
Cobalt
Manganese
Zinc
Iodine
Fluorine
Selenium
Vitamins A, D-3, E
Cost is about $12.00 per 50 pound bag.
Anyone ever heard of this and does it make and sense?
Many of his management tools are different than what we usually see posted here, such as he has never added AG lime to his pond but does add 50 pounds of hydrated lime twice a year. He also adds cottonseed meal along with fertilizer each spring. Says he manages the pond the way his grandfather did.
He told me something yesterday I have never heard of, each spring and summer 50 pounds of cow salt is added to the pond. I called my local feed and seed store to ask about cow salt. It is added to cow feed as a supplement, but he mostly sells it as a rack building salt to deer hunters. He has never heard of its use in a pond.
Here is what is in it
Phosphorus
Calcium
Salt
Potassium
Sulpher
Magnesium
Iron
Copper
Cobalt
Manganese
Zinc
Iodine
Fluorine
Selenium
Vitamins A, D-3, E
Cost is about $12.00 per 50 pound bag.
Anyone ever heard of this and does it make and sense?