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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Loin" data-source="post: 398026" data-attributes="member: 5601"><p>Novatech,</p><p>Re:</p><p>[quote The reason for this is that most people that lease overstock trying to squeeze every last penny out of the land.</p><p>What they do not understand is that by proper stocking rates they can make a profit and still maintain the land.</p></blockquote><p>That's me! I squeeze every last penny out of the land I lease.</p><p>But I wouldn't call what I do "overstocking".</p><p>How can you say "overstock" when there is no definition for overstock due to all the variables involved in land use?</p><p></p><p>If you could determine that a proper stocking rate for a particular piece of property was 1 cow per acre and you had only one acre, the minute that cow dropped her calf you would be over stocked because that calf will soon eat some grass. Now think of 100 cows on 100 acres and the same holds true.</p><p>And when those 100 calves reach 500 lbs each, your herd size is now the same as 150 cows and you are overstocked by 50 cows.</p><p>Now what do you do?</p><p>And if you have a drought what do you do?</p><p>And what do you do in the winter when the grass doesn't grow?</p><p>I do supplemental feeding of hay and feed which maintains and improves the land while at the same time maximizing my profit.</p><p>SL</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Sir Loin, post: 398026, member: 5601"] Novatech, Re: [quote The reason for this is that most people that lease overstock trying to squeeze every last penny out of the land. What they do not understand is that by proper stocking rates they can make a profit and still maintain the land.[/quote] That’s me! I squeeze every last penny out of the land I lease. But I wouldn’t call what I do “overstocking”. How can you say “overstock” when there is no definition for overstock due to all the variables involved in land use? If you could determine that a proper stocking rate for a particular piece of property was 1 cow per acre and you had only one acre, the minute that cow dropped her calf you would be over stocked because that calf will soon eat some grass. Now think of 100 cows on 100 acres and the same holds true. And when those 100 calves reach 500 lbs each, your herd size is now the same as 150 cows and you are overstocked by 50 cows. Now what do you do? And if you have a drought what do you do? And what do you do in the winter when the grass doesn’t grow? I do supplemental feeding of hay and feed which maintains and improves the land while at the same time maximizing my profit. SL [/QUOTE]
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