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POLL Cow/calf on small acreage in Texas and deep south?
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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1646781" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>1982vette: I assumed that they were speaking of open pasture grazing and not 'woods cows'.</p><p></p><p>The only reason I used the geographic area I did was to differentiate between the natural climate conditions that exist in East Texas & Eastward and the normally dry arid areas farther West.</p><p>Annual rainfall averages plays a huge part in forage production and carrying capacity.</p><p></p><p>East Texas according to TSHA online averages 44" but also states in general, that there is an annual decrease of about an inch for each fifteen-mile displacement from East to west but the same does not hold true moving from East Texas to points farther East.</p><p>Gulf of Mexico being the big weather player.</p><p></p><p>Central, West and Southwest Texas tend to get a LOT less rainfall on average than E. Texas and the Southeast USA gets.</p><p>Mississippi for instance gets an average of 50" rain in North Miss and 60" in the area of coastal Miss.</p><p>Georgia lists their statewide average as being 48".</p><p></p><p>To me, the article in whole appeared very biased <u>toward </u>sheep/goat production, with a little 'bone thrown in' for beef stocker calves and all but said cow/calf on smaller acreage (less than 100 ac) was a big no no. </p><p>That has not been my own experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1646781, member: 18945"] 1982vette: I assumed that they were speaking of open pasture grazing and not 'woods cows'. The only reason I used the geographic area I did was to differentiate between the natural climate conditions that exist in East Texas & Eastward and the normally dry arid areas farther West. Annual rainfall averages plays a huge part in forage production and carrying capacity. East Texas according to TSHA online averages 44" but also states in general, that there is an annual decrease of about an inch for each fifteen-mile displacement from East to west but the same does not hold true moving from East Texas to points farther East. Gulf of Mexico being the big weather player. Central, West and Southwest Texas tend to get a LOT less rainfall on average than E. Texas and the Southeast USA gets. Mississippi for instance gets an average of 50" rain in North Miss and 60" in the area of coastal Miss. Georgia lists their statewide average as being 48". To me, the article in whole appeared very biased [U]toward [/U]sheep/goat production, with a little 'bone thrown in' for beef stocker calves and all but said cow/calf on smaller acreage (less than 100 ac) was a big no no. That has not been my own experience. [/QUOTE]
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