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<blockquote data-quote="houstoncutter" data-source="post: 1002767" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>Thats a tough one to answer, I have always scalped mine down in the spring. I have no proof, but having done it most years and not doing it some years, all I can say is the years I cleaned it up , the better the pastures grew.</p><p></p><p>Now having stated that I am in a bit of a holding pattern as well with my pastures as well. Two years ago when we were going into our terrible drought I was unable to clip my pastures in the spring as usual because of health problems. All the cattle had been sold off the pastures the previous fall, so I had about 5" of growth or standing stubble, whatever you want to call it. I went through the drought and lost no grass whats so ever. The drought year I didnt clip my pastures at all until the late fall. I believe having that tall grass saved my pastures because the heat and sun could not get at the roots.</p><p></p><p>Im concerned this crazy weather pattern we seem to be in is going to put us back in a drought. For that reason I will be holding back on scalping the pastures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="houstoncutter, post: 1002767, member: 807"] Thats a tough one to answer, I have always scalped mine down in the spring. I have no proof, but having done it most years and not doing it some years, all I can say is the years I cleaned it up , the better the pastures grew. Now having stated that I am in a bit of a holding pattern as well with my pastures as well. Two years ago when we were going into our terrible drought I was unable to clip my pastures in the spring as usual because of health problems. All the cattle had been sold off the pastures the previous fall, so I had about 5" of growth or standing stubble, whatever you want to call it. I went through the drought and lost no grass whats so ever. The drought year I didnt clip my pastures at all until the late fall. I believe having that tall grass saved my pastures because the heat and sun could not get at the roots. Im concerned this crazy weather pattern we seem to be in is going to put us back in a drought. For that reason I will be holding back on scalping the pastures. [/QUOTE]
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