Show tender grasses too soon drop milk P production ro uintah county dal dairymen tymen are cautioned not to turn their cows onto tender watery grasses too soon or milk production will drop T is Is especially true where fields are not rotated explains lyman 11 II rich ex X tension dairyman at utah state university logan usually dairymen in the lower valleys can turn their cows onto pasture about may I 1 in the higher balleys around may 10 to 15 turning the herd onto soft ground and tender plants not only reduces dry matter in take but tramps the soil and retards regards growth which would otherwise have reached four to six inches in height in a very few days I 1 with rotation grazing dairymen may begin using pastures a bit earlier that than usual mr rich says this is because cows trim the first field to the ground within a few days and then are moved onto the next field A differ tnt int field should be pastured red first the following year young calves should not be put out on the pasture dry lot feeding is safer for steady growth the specialist says gays |