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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Ziffle" data-source="post: 835152" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Sorry that the drought and fires caused you to have to make such a move. Lots of us are in the same boat!</p><p></p><p>Don't know how many acres of Johnson grass and/or other grasses you'll have for those cattle, but keep in mind that JG can't stand up to continuous grazing in the same way that Bermuda, Bahia and some of your west Texas native grasses can. The cattle love JG and will graze it into oblivion if not rotated out. Its been said by many an oldtimer that the cheapest way to get rid of JG is to put cows on it. I know that, definitely without intending to do so, I killed out a 50 acre patch of it in my first year of messing with cattle by simply letting them just eat away. I'd guess you will be somewhat of an absentee owner on this new tract, but consider moving your cattle in a sort of rotational grazing scheme, if you have enough acreage and water sources such that it is feasible to do so. You could possibly set up a bunch of smaller, separate paddocks with electric fencing, but of course access to water would be a primary concern. Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Ziffle, post: 835152, member: 43"] Sorry that the drought and fires caused you to have to make such a move. Lots of us are in the same boat! Don't know how many acres of Johnson grass and/or other grasses you'll have for those cattle, but keep in mind that JG can't stand up to continuous grazing in the same way that Bermuda, Bahia and some of your west Texas native grasses can. The cattle love JG and will graze it into oblivion if not rotated out. Its been said by many an oldtimer that the cheapest way to get rid of JG is to put cows on it. I know that, definitely without intending to do so, I killed out a 50 acre patch of it in my first year of messing with cattle by simply letting them just eat away. I'd guess you will be somewhat of an absentee owner on this new tract, but consider moving your cattle in a sort of rotational grazing scheme, if you have enough acreage and water sources such that it is feasible to do so. You could possibly set up a bunch of smaller, separate paddocks with electric fencing, but of course access to water would be a primary concern. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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