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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1625874" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>Seedheads are a plus. Use them for one rotation to let the cows and sheep graze mature seedheads for that rotation. Leave the stems as is. The stems keep direct hot drying summer winds off of the forage. No, we do not have eye damage or pinkeye problems. </p><p>There is more dew in the sections with the stems left intact. I've run parallel plots on the farm. The mowed sections will go dormant earlier in a drought or a hot spell. If you don't believe it, try it. </p><p></p><p>Other rules to build on - cull for hair coat and symptoms, fence out ponds and streams, if possible, and use troughs. That speeds the selection process. Go out on a hot day and see which animals are grazing and which are in the shade. Make a note. Select offspring from the first group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1625874, member: 24565"] Seedheads are a plus. Use them for one rotation to let the cows and sheep graze mature seedheads for that rotation. Leave the stems as is. The stems keep direct hot drying summer winds off of the forage. No, we do not have eye damage or pinkeye problems. There is more dew in the sections with the stems left intact. I've run parallel plots on the farm. The mowed sections will go dormant earlier in a drought or a hot spell. If you don't believe it, try it. Other rules to build on - cull for hair coat and symptoms, fence out ponds and streams, if possible, and use troughs. That speeds the selection process. Go out on a hot day and see which animals are grazing and which are in the shade. Make a note. Select offspring from the first group. [/QUOTE]
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