TexasBred":3206mnkq said:
Supa Dexta":3206mnkq said:
Is the 1280ac figure correct, not a typo? Just checking.
:lol: :lol: Two sections. That would be a be nice of a lot of 10 acre tracts huh?? Wonder how you get to the ones in the middle ??
TB, not sure if you're serious or not, but IMO 10 acre tracts would be doable if someone really , really wanted to
I will say up front I personally would not want to deal with 10 acre tracts of pasture :yuck:
I have no experience with intensive grazing, but if subdivision into 10 acre tracts is desired, go with electric division fence and move as necessary.
I'm assuming square sections, but not square tracts. Instead, make the tracts pie shaped, served by one single water tank in the middle :idea: :idea: :idea:
I have one section of contiguous pasture, but it is not square. 480 acres consisting of 3 quarters of one section (missing the NE 1/4) Has one 12' tire tank in the middle, and a dam and dugout in it.
Adjacent to the NW 1/4 iof this pasture is 160 acres made up of 4 - 40 acre parcels, making the pasture 1/4 mile wide and 1 mile long.
I have a well with submersible pump at the far west end with no pressure system. If I put a foot valve on the pump and added a pressure tank, I could pipe water a 1/4 mile into the big pasture for better water distribution. As is, I can open the gate and let cattle in to water on from the bigger pasture now.
I have a water tank from my pipeline 3/4 mile east of the well in the 1/4x1 quarter. No surface water in this pasture, but the tank placements work quite well. Cattle are never more than 1/4 mile from water. Got to keep a close eye on the pumps/electricity so must be checked everyday.