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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Loin" data-source="post: 388373" data-attributes="member: 5601"><p>Re:</p><p></p><p></p><p>It interests me how many times this topic has come up on this board and I see the same words used but not defined, so could you please define "ration of cows and grass" or cows per acre and "overgraze".</p><p></p><p>In my years of raising cattle there is no way to determine the number of acres it will take to raise a cow, and there is no way to avoid "overgraze" ing your pasture, while trying to maximize your profit.</p><p></p><p>Now here is another rule of thumb for you.</p><p>For every 1,000 pounds of calves on the ground you increase your herd size by 1. </p><p>(If you have two 500 lb caves in your herd, they will consume the equivalent of that consumed by one cow.)</p><p>So your herd size is not constant if you are breeding for calves.</p><p></p><p>Second, unless you have figured out how to control the weather in all 4 seasons of the year, your pasture is not constant either.</p><p></p><p>So with both factors (number of cows and pasture condition) being a variable, IMO, there is no way to determine "cows per acre" and/or avoid "overgrazing" while maximizing your profit.</p><p></p><p>Now I'm not saying there is no way to over come these variables, I'm simply saying there is no way to determine how many cows you can run per acre to maximize your profit.</p><p>SL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Loin, post: 388373, member: 5601"] Re: It interests me how many times this topic has come up on this board and I see the same words used but not defined, so could you please define “ration of cows and grass” or cows per acre and “overgraze”. In my years of raising cattle there is no way to determine the number of acres it will take to raise a cow, and there is no way to avoid “overgraze” ing your pasture, while trying to maximize your profit. Now here is another rule of thumb for you. For every 1,000 pounds of calves on the ground you increase your herd size by 1. (If you have two 500 lb caves in your herd, they will consume the equivalent of that consumed by one cow.) So your herd size is not constant if you are breeding for calves. Second, unless you have figured out how to control the weather in all 4 seasons of the year, your pasture is not constant either. So with both factors (number of cows and pasture condition) being a variable, IMO, there is no way to determine “cows per acre” and/or avoid “overgrazing” while maximizing your profit. Now I’m not saying there is no way to over come these variables, I’m simply saying there is no way to determine how many cows you can run per acre to maximize your profit. SL [/QUOTE]
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