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<blockquote data-quote="JParrott" data-source="post: 1570027" data-attributes="member: 37914"><p>Brushy land and little pasture will be around 3-4 acres per cow with hay 60-90 days in the winter. Cleared pasture with no fertilizer or lime will be around 3 acres per cow. A little seed, fertilizer, and lime you can run 2 acres per cow all year long and keep hay to 45-60 days in the winter - this is what we do. We run between 60-75 head and cut about 35 acres of hay twice a year. Some hay and most of the pasture is MaxQ fescue and other grasses. 20 acres of hay is red clover and lespedeza year around. </p><p></p><p>Soil is thin - grass grows very well. 43 inches of rain a year. Good cleared land can be had for 2500-3000 per acre if you look hard enough. We lime every 3-5 years and fertilize every year ~ depending on soil test.</p><p></p><p>There's a place over in Falcon, Missouri called the White Buffalo that I think is for sale but pricey. There's also a chunk of about 640 acres with river bottom land in Eldridge but has a lot of typical hills and woods. </p><p></p><p>All in all - 2.5/3 acres is a good rate with a decent safety margin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JParrott, post: 1570027, member: 37914"] Brushy land and little pasture will be around 3-4 acres per cow with hay 60-90 days in the winter. Cleared pasture with no fertilizer or lime will be around 3 acres per cow. A little seed, fertilizer, and lime you can run 2 acres per cow all year long and keep hay to 45-60 days in the winter - this is what we do. We run between 60-75 head and cut about 35 acres of hay twice a year. Some hay and most of the pasture is MaxQ fescue and other grasses. 20 acres of hay is red clover and lespedeza year around. Soil is thin - grass grows very well. 43 inches of rain a year. Good cleared land can be had for 2500-3000 per acre if you look hard enough. We lime every 3-5 years and fertilize every year ~ depending on soil test. There's a place over in Falcon, Missouri called the White Buffalo that I think is for sale but pricey. There's also a chunk of about 640 acres with river bottom land in Eldridge but has a lot of typical hills and woods. All in all - 2.5/3 acres is a good rate with a decent safety margin. [/QUOTE]
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