I am new to this so bear with me if this seems like a dumb question. I recently bought 5 acres of land that I put my cows on. I know I am not going to make any sizable money with such a small area but I enjoy it and if I can make a few bucks at it then that is great. The land has been in cultivation and this past spring I planted haygrazer and it fed 10 yearlings for 2 months. I have plowed the land and am planning on planting winter wheat and then putting another 10 head on it for a couple months. Basically planting two crops a year with 4 months total grazing(but 10 head at a time).
I have thought about abandoning the crops and planting grass so that I can have cattle on it year round. I know that the grass will not support as many head but they will be able to graze on it longer. I figure with grass I may be able to have 3-4 head on a continual basis.
I already own a small tractor, plow, and drill that are paid for. What do you think would be the best plan - keep doing what I am doing rotating the crops or plant grass? If I go with the grass I probably won't need the tractor and implements once it gets established so I could probably sell them and free up some cash which would be nice.
I have thought about abandoning the crops and planting grass so that I can have cattle on it year round. I know that the grass will not support as many head but they will be able to graze on it longer. I figure with grass I may be able to have 3-4 head on a continual basis.
I already own a small tractor, plow, and drill that are paid for. What do you think would be the best plan - keep doing what I am doing rotating the crops or plant grass? If I go with the grass I probably won't need the tractor and implements once it gets established so I could probably sell them and free up some cash which would be nice.