The cattle are gone, moved out by the 4th of July per the agreement. Ever since I bought this pasture, about 30 years ago, Steve has used it. For many years he pastured sheep on it but for the last several he's had cow/calves there. The ground is native prairie spared the plow because it's rocky and hilly. Even native prairie degrades with the infestation of invasive plants. In this case it is smooth brome, kentucky blue grass and reed canary grass that have invaded. Pasturing it from May until July 4, eats back the invasives allowing the native late season grasses: i.e., big and little bluestem to flourish. With good rains there is still abundant forage left this year after the cattle were removed.
In last year's dry time the cattle consumed the grass and Steve supplemented their feed with baled hay. That was not enough to satisfy the herd and they broke out of the fence. Where did Steve find the missing cattle? They were in his pasture, to which he would have moved them in a few days! 😀 They took it upon themselves to make the move in spite of the electric fence. Perhaps they thought the grass was greener on the other side of the fence, and, it was.
Takk for alt,
Al
I made the funnies!
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