Provide High Quality Forage matter forage intake varies by ani mal species and class and is often influenced by what forage is offered and how much. To deter mine stocking rate and carrying capacity, the concept of animal units is often used; this gives a much better measure of pasture Miy bMf man Top gran cool-season grass-legume mixtures (axcdpl till laacua) or dose graze and supplement with silage. Graze Brasaiea crop* when available. Ewee with lamba I. Graze cool-season t Graze cool-season grass- I. As in June-August gress-legume mixtures legume mixtures except tall 2. Brassica crops fescue; stockpiled birdsfoot trefoil. Brassica crape Dry ewae Closely gran cool-teaion grass-legume mixtures. 'Winter pasture availability will depend on snow cover del*. 2 Kmo dot* watch on cattle grazing faicua dunng this panod: be ready to move to other pastures. ’Mares eight weeks oner to loaimg should be removed Irom tail lescua pastures 4 11 >S( i( 1 1 •John Deere dealers are independent retailera who determine their own prices, so actual selling price may vary from the price shown Offer good through May 31,1989 KERMIT K. KISTLER INC. Lynnport, PA 215-298-2011 LANDIS BROS inc LOST CREEK OXFORD GREENLINE __ WALTEMYER’S LANDIS BROS. INC. IMPLEMENT Oxford, PA IMPLEMENTS, INC SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 215-932-2763 Marcaraburfl, PA Rad Lion. PA 717-281-1040 717-463-2161 216-932-2764 717-328-2244 717-244-4168 LEHIGH AG EQUIPMENT Wooeeavlllo, PA 216-399-2683 required, as compared to using ani mal numbers. One animal unit is based on the daily forage intake of one 1,000 pounds of dry cow (about 25 pounds of dry forage per day). Table 84 gives some typical animal unit values for various spe cies and classes of livestock. Top-graze cool-ieason t. Top-graze cool-season grass-legume mixtures, grass-legume mixtures. 2. Brassica crops. 3. Stockpiled birdsfoot trefoil 1. Cool-season grass- As in Apnl-May. legume mixtures. Bast grasses; timothy, Kentucky Muagraaa, smooth brome. Best legume: while clover. 1-inch I.D. Bearing. 1.5-inch I.D. Bearing. ROBERT E. LITTLE INC. Ziagltrvllla, PA 215-287-9643 MAKAREVICH BROS., INC. Haekottalown, NJ 201-882-4488 At In April-Mty Cmon in now and stock up on top quality John Deere bearings for thousands of applications. FOR SALE AT EVERYDAY LOW PRICES! NORTHERN TIER GEORGE V. SEIPLE TOBIAS EQUIPMENT IMPLEMENT CO. e A,?„° pa u C °;- in £: MamfMd, PA Halifax, PA 800-346-4684 215-258-7146 717-362-3132 PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT INC. Olay, PA 216-987-6277 Estimating the amount of acres required to pasture a herd or flock depends not only on the feed requirements of the animals, but also on the available forage pro duced. Pasture growth is depen dent upon plant species, soil char acteristics, topography, tempera- 1 Stockpiled till lescus a. Nitrogen (artilucil b. Mixture with legumes 2. Laie-seedsd Brasses 1. Stockpiled tan lascua a. Nltrogan fertilized b. Mixture with legumes 1. Stockpiled tell lescue a. Nltrogan fertilized b. Mlxlura with legumes 2. laie-seeded Brassies* 1. Stockpiled till l»s*u» a. NHrogwi ItrnliiM b. I SOLLENBERGER M.S. YEARSLEY EQUIPMENT Evaratt, PA 814-682-5223 Livestock Bart cattle 1000-lb dry cow 1300-lb dry cow 1000-lb lactating cow and eaH (Ist 4 months altar calving) 1300-lb lactating cow and call (1 st 4 months altar calving) 2000-lb matura bull SSO-lb growing-finishing heifer (1.0 Ib/d gain) 550-lb growing-finishing steer (2.0' tb/d gain) Shaaa 110-lb brood ewa 132-lb brood awa 154-lb brood awe 175-lb brood awe 300-lb matura ram 110- to 132-lb replacement awa, lambs, and yearlings 420-lb replacement ram, lambs, and yearlings Dairy' 1000-lb dairy cow (maintenance) 800-lb dairy cow (last 2 months ol gestation) 1000-lb dairy cow (last 2 months of gestation) 1300-lb dairy cow (last 2 months of gestation) 1500-lb mature dairy bull 2000-lb mature dairy bull SSO-b growing dairy heifer Table 84. Dry matter forage requirements of various spe cies and classes of livestock as expressed in animal units. 1. Animal units for iactating cows are difficult to determine because of supplemental feeding. 1,125-inch I.D. Bearing. 1.25-inch I.D. Bearing. & SONS Wool Chattor, PA 216-696-2990 Lancaster Farming Saturday, May 6,1989-D25 ture and soil moisture. Because of the variability in pasture growth, we can only estimate the amount of pasture required for grazing. Components Of A Pas ture System There are many possible types of pasture that can provide forage for grazing animals. Their use should be based on their suitability to the soil site, the animal enter prise, and the planned grazing management. Table 83 is designed as a guide to help in planning for adequate pasture availability and forage quality for various animal enterprises over the whole grazing season. Specific information about species and varieties may be found in the 1989-90 Agronomy Guide. Permanent Cool- Season Pasture Land that is not suitable for crop production, due to poor soil char acteristics or topography is often overgrazed and underfertilized. With proper management, these pastures can provide significant amounts of forage to many dairy and livestock farms. Kentucky bluegrass, the species most tolerant to close grazing is the cool-season grass commonly found in permanent pasture. In addition, more productive forage species such as tall fescue or reed canarygrass can be grown on per manent pasture sites, often with a legume. Other grasses may also be found in permanent pastures, but they do not persist as well. Semi-Permanent Cool- Season Pasture When properly managed, most perennial cool-season legumes and grasses grown for hay and silage can also be used for pasture. Often these pastures are incorporated in the crop rotation, and when grown on good soils and properly man aged, can be very productive. Permanent Warm- Season Pasture Warm-season perennial grasses, including switchgrass, big blues tem and Indian grass, grow well from mid-June through Septem ber, can provide adequate pasture when cool-season pastures are often inadequate, and are especial ly suited for beef cattle. Table 85 provides some esti mated values of the acres required for grazing animals for various Animal unlit
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