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SET STOCKING

  • 02-04-2015 9:33am
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    keep going
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    a neighbour has come to me with some ground to graze.its not set up great for rotational grazing so I was thinking of just set stocking it but I never done it before.its got alot of knobs of rock in it but its not in bad order but there hasnt been much reseeding on it.i have 35 bulling heifers for it and I think theres 25 to 30 o acres of grass in it so i was thinking of putting the lot in there for 4 months and then maybe pull out 15 or 20 as its contract grazing and he needs in his number for 7 months.reckon about a bag to the acre spread every month or 6 weeks and top it about 5 acres at a time during the summer to keep it tidy.is it a good plan


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    keep going wrote: »
    a neighbour has come to me with some ground to graze.its not set up great for rotational grazing so I was thinking of just set stocking it but I never done it before.its got alot of knobs of rock in it but its not in bad order but there hasnt been much reseeding on it.i have 35 bulling heifers for it and I think theres 25 to 30 o acres of grass in it so i was thinking of putting the lot in there for 4 months and then maybe pull out 15 or 20 as its contract grazing and he needs in his number for 7 months.reckon about a bag to the acre spread every month or 6 weeks and top it about 5 acres at a time during the summer to keep it tidy.is it a good plan
    Poly wire and pigtail posts and divide it up into 4 paddocks?

    The wires might have to be staggered to avoid rocks but it would keep a rotation going and give some wriggle room when the ground dries up and grass stops growing.


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