being an Ambassador to Texas, do I need to refer to you as Your Honor???
our area for years has been over grazed. I want to re-establish a native blend of grass, but not set it aside for 4 years, so it will be slow going. I plan on doing a lot of understocking and rotating, combined with cross fencing and lots of stress and grief.
Bluestem really thrives here if given the chance, however, the buffalograss is so dominant due to over grazing and nobody ever cuts cedar trees it is pathetic. But this is irrigated farm country and the catle are just hobbies to most guys here.
the typical cow man here runs snow grass. When the snow is gone turn in the cows, and when the snow returns take them home.
As for the flint hills......cattle gain weight on the trailer just looking at those pastures! I was involved in a ranch at one point in my life where we ran cattle on the flint hills, and they take half and leave half or they get kicked off the land ( if renting it). we cut loose 1800 acres one spring and two weeks later we were dumping cattle in there. not sure as to the rate of gain or anything, because at that point, I was more into the woman chasing stage of my life...... you know how a young guy gets a one track mind.......
to manage the grass, they burn off the old to regenerate the new growth. cattle don't like to reach through old growth to eat the new is the reasons I hear most. I think every two or three years pasture needs burnt. it just cleans it up, and really has a more vigorous growth for the new grass.
plus if it kills just one snake, it is worth it!
