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when to mow and how much to mow at one time?
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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 742551" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>upfrombottom is right as far as what the owner wants. Your most important consideration is weed control.Watch your predominant weeds. You want to mow just before they go to seed. You need to clip the top of the grass not mow it down to the ground. Clipping it stimulates fresh growth. The number of times you mow may be determined by how fast the weeds grow. If you are already understocked you certainly do not need to fertilize so that also eliminates the soil test. If you plan on buying more cattle then soil test and fertilize before you buy them.</p><p>Weed control and and grass production is, in part, controlled by stocking rate. To many or to few cattle encourage the growth of weeds. Unfortunately the weather will not let us have the perfect stocking rate. My late uncle and mentor taught me that pasture should only be stocked with 75% of the estimated stocking rate.This is with permanent type momma cows. The other 25% should be liquid cattle,those cattle that are bought and sold. The liquid cattle control the extra grass and fatten up while doing it. Liquid cattle can be just about anything from stockers to open cows getting bred or what ever else you think you could make a little extra on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 742551, member: 5494"] upfrombottom is right as far as what the owner wants. Your most important consideration is weed control.Watch your predominant weeds. You want to mow just before they go to seed. You need to clip the top of the grass not mow it down to the ground. Clipping it stimulates fresh growth. The number of times you mow may be determined by how fast the weeds grow. If you are already understocked you certainly do not need to fertilize so that also eliminates the soil test. If you plan on buying more cattle then soil test and fertilize before you buy them. Weed control and and grass production is, in part, controlled by stocking rate. To many or to few cattle encourage the growth of weeds. Unfortunately the weather will not let us have the perfect stocking rate. My late uncle and mentor taught me that pasture should only be stocked with 75% of the estimated stocking rate.This is with permanent type momma cows. The other 25% should be liquid cattle,those cattle that are bought and sold. The liquid cattle control the extra grass and fatten up while doing it. Liquid cattle can be just about anything from stockers to open cows getting bred or what ever else you think you could make a little extra on. [/QUOTE]
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