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<blockquote data-quote="dwa" data-source="post: 1384886" data-attributes="member: 18609"><p>My fields I would guess average 50% fescue, some areas more probably 70% and some 30%. Other grasses are Bermuda, Bahia, Johnson grass, Dallis grass, some crab grass, I think I found out some is called KR blue stem (wish I could get rid of it) and a few others I'm not so sure about. Some lespedeza, white clover, vetch, hop clover. Years depend on how much of each. On good years for stockpiling, I can put 60 head on .5-.6 acres/day. With the "stockpile" I have left this year they need about 2-3 acres/day. I'm giving about an acre a day and making up the rest with hay. </p><p></p><p>During the summer, I'm giving them 3-4 acres/day.</p><p></p><p>The key to rotational grazing is electric fencing. I'm not sure if you use it, if not you'll be surprised what you can do with polywire. Most of my fields are 10-15 acres divided by one strand. All of it was polywire on pigtail post when I first started in 2012. I am starting to put high tensile where I want a permanent fence, even if I change my mind, Its not that hard to move a 1 strand fence. And I promise you'll change your mind a few times.</p><p></p><p>I also have another farm leased I got in 2014. Bought the cows and leased the land. All barb/hog wire perimeter, no cross fences. Divided a lot of it up with polywire and a couple solar chargers. Didn't take the cows long to figure out what it was.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dwa, post: 1384886, member: 18609"] My fields I would guess average 50% fescue, some areas more probably 70% and some 30%. Other grasses are Bermuda, Bahia, Johnson grass, Dallis grass, some crab grass, I think I found out some is called KR blue stem (wish I could get rid of it) and a few others I'm not so sure about. Some lespedeza, white clover, vetch, hop clover. Years depend on how much of each. On good years for stockpiling, I can put 60 head on .5-.6 acres/day. With the "stockpile" I have left this year they need about 2-3 acres/day. I'm giving about an acre a day and making up the rest with hay. During the summer, I'm giving them 3-4 acres/day. The key to rotational grazing is electric fencing. I'm not sure if you use it, if not you'll be surprised what you can do with polywire. Most of my fields are 10-15 acres divided by one strand. All of it was polywire on pigtail post when I first started in 2012. I am starting to put high tensile where I want a permanent fence, even if I change my mind, Its not that hard to move a 1 strand fence. And I promise you'll change your mind a few times. I also have another farm leased I got in 2014. Bought the cows and leased the land. All barb/hog wire perimeter, no cross fences. Divided a lot of it up with polywire and a couple solar chargers. Didn't take the cows long to figure out what it was. [/QUOTE]
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