AVOIDING RANK GRASS.
EFFECT ON MILK YIELD.
The appearance of abundant rank grass in pastures at the end of November and in early December is frequently followed by a sharp drop in milk yield by dairy cows, states the current issue of the “Journal of Agriculture.”
Every endeavour should he made to keep the grass short on dairying pastures, either by mowing the rank growth or by adopting a definite rotational grazing scheme over part of the farm. Most dairying grassland has an average yearly carrying capacity of a cow to two acres, but during November and December the pasture is capable of carrying at least a cow to the acre. Accordingly, in late October, when vigorous growth starts, nearly half the farm should be shut up for hay and ensilage. Once a good reserve of these has been built up, the number of cows carried on the farm can be safely increased.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 January 1929, Page 14
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153AVOIDING RANK GRASS. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 January 1929, Page 14
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