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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 925258" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Cattle are really poor foresters. If you value this piece of ground for timber production, don't put cows on it. The amount of forage a cow can get from 'woodland' pasture is usually not worth the potential damage to oncoming seedlings. Figures I've seen indicate that it takes 40 acres of typical Southeastern forest to produce enough forage to support one cow-calf unit.</p><p>I grew up with cows running in the woods, but don't do it here - my timber is worth more than what little gain I'd get running cattle in the woods, with them eating tops out of young seedlings, causing erosion problems, etc. My woodlands are pretty hilly, and there are already plenty of big gullies without cows promoting more.</p><p>Spring, in particular, is a dangerous time for cows to be browsing woodlands - especially if they're hungry - they'll eat any fresh green sprouts, including some pretty toxic stuff, like buckeye, oaks, etc., Then, in fall, acorns can pose a significant health risk to cattle that have access to woodlands containing masting oaks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 925258, member: 12607"] Cattle are really poor foresters. If you value this piece of ground for timber production, don't put cows on it. The amount of forage a cow can get from 'woodland' pasture is usually not worth the potential damage to oncoming seedlings. Figures I've seen indicate that it takes 40 acres of typical Southeastern forest to produce enough forage to support one cow-calf unit. I grew up with cows running in the woods, but don't do it here - my timber is worth more than what little gain I'd get running cattle in the woods, with them eating tops out of young seedlings, causing erosion problems, etc. My woodlands are pretty hilly, and there are already plenty of big gullies without cows promoting more. Spring, in particular, is a dangerous time for cows to be browsing woodlands - especially if they're hungry - they'll eat any fresh green sprouts, including some pretty toxic stuff, like buckeye, oaks, etc., Then, in fall, acorns can pose a significant health risk to cattle that have access to woodlands containing masting oaks. [/QUOTE]
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