Jinglebob
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Here's how I ruined my pastures this year, with MIG. Management Intensive Grazing.
Why, I'll bet there isn't but about 40 to 50% of the available forage, left! :wink:
There are spots where wo utilized about 90% of t5he available forage and others where we only utilized 10 to 20%. On the average, we probably used around 50% while the main bunch of cattle were here. What ever got grazed hard last year, will be grazed lighter this year. Except for the patches that are predominently crested wheat grass and we just try and kill it with grazing pressure and then get off. Funny, we can't seem to kill it and it comes back stronger and smoother, every year! :wink:
We do our farming with cattle and their mouths and hooves.
These first two pictures were taken just outside of a small water lot where 4 pastures come together. The next picture is what it looks like inside of the water lot, where the cattle spent more time, as they could go in here from 4 different pastures to get a drink as I rotated them. This land got a lot more "hoof action".
This is another picture taken about 25 yards outside of the same water lot . This is my 4 wheeler. I thought this might show the grass a little better.
These next pictures are showing another water lot with access from 3 different pastures. When the cattle come in to get a drink, they seem to want to lay around in here, where they've made dust.
The windmill fills the big storage tank(18,000 gallons) and then the overflow from that tank goes into the small tire tank, at the base of the windmill, or I can divert it into a 22 foot bottomless tank. There is a 3 inch underground pipe from the storage tank to an 8 foot tire tank, with a float in the center of the tank. 600 yearlings can walk up and all get a drink and there is still water in the big storage tank. Wish I had one of these at all my windmills.
:wink:
Here is a pic of the homesite, looking from the southwest slightly.
These nest two pix are looking to the north northwest and then the second pic would over lap on the left side of the first pic. This land lies north northwest of my house and buildings.
And here's a pic of the homesite taken from the southwest. This was my grandfathers homestead. The trees between the view and the house were planted about 1920 and are all slowly dying. So i am planting more trees on this side of them. Ceders, silver maple and cottonwood. Next year, probably will plant some russian olive. I only plant a row or two a year, so I can watter them with a drip hose.
Yup, sure too bad I overgrazed and ruined my pastures!
:wink:
Why, I'll bet there isn't but about 40 to 50% of the available forage, left! :wink:
There are spots where wo utilized about 90% of t5he available forage and others where we only utilized 10 to 20%. On the average, we probably used around 50% while the main bunch of cattle were here. What ever got grazed hard last year, will be grazed lighter this year. Except for the patches that are predominently crested wheat grass and we just try and kill it with grazing pressure and then get off. Funny, we can't seem to kill it and it comes back stronger and smoother, every year! :wink:
We do our farming with cattle and their mouths and hooves.
These first two pictures were taken just outside of a small water lot where 4 pastures come together. The next picture is what it looks like inside of the water lot, where the cattle spent more time, as they could go in here from 4 different pastures to get a drink as I rotated them. This land got a lot more "hoof action".
This is another picture taken about 25 yards outside of the same water lot . This is my 4 wheeler. I thought this might show the grass a little better.
These next pictures are showing another water lot with access from 3 different pastures. When the cattle come in to get a drink, they seem to want to lay around in here, where they've made dust.
The windmill fills the big storage tank(18,000 gallons) and then the overflow from that tank goes into the small tire tank, at the base of the windmill, or I can divert it into a 22 foot bottomless tank. There is a 3 inch underground pipe from the storage tank to an 8 foot tire tank, with a float in the center of the tank. 600 yearlings can walk up and all get a drink and there is still water in the big storage tank. Wish I had one of these at all my windmills.
:wink:
Here is a pic of the homesite, looking from the southwest slightly.
These nest two pix are looking to the north northwest and then the second pic would over lap on the left side of the first pic. This land lies north northwest of my house and buildings.
And here's a pic of the homesite taken from the southwest. This was my grandfathers homestead. The trees between the view and the house were planted about 1920 and are all slowly dying. So i am planting more trees on this side of them. Ceders, silver maple and cottonwood. Next year, probably will plant some russian olive. I only plant a row or two a year, so I can watter them with a drip hose.
Yup, sure too bad I overgrazed and ruined my pastures!
:wink:
