Animals require (1) fencing in summer (2) feed (hay or grain) in winter Both cost money. Fencing in 500 acres in Texas is drastically cheaper than fencing in 1 acre in New England bc (a) economies of scale, (b) perimeter-to-area ratio, (c) rocky soil, (d) amateurs vs pros.https://twitter.com/xdmcp0/status/1031204873449234433 …
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8/ A square mile of pasture with 500 cattle on it is much easier to manage PER COW. You take out your $250,000 category three tractor a few times a year to fertilize. You have two such pastures and rotate the cows back and forth, etc. On 1 acre a livestock drive is a hassle
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9/ Wife and I take an hour or two off from work and try to shoo a bunch of sheep from one pasture to another ...which are disconnected, bc weird New England layouts ... and 13 of 15 sheep go where desired, and 2 others make a break for it. Result: hours of time lost.
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10/ So, anyway, if I can either double the quantity of sheep I have...or plant a nice little garden plot where I can grow potatoes ... why should I double my sheep hassle? Also: (a) potatoes are tasty (b) this is a hobby (c) and finallypic.twitter.com/zZTlQ0AFGB
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That pic brought PTSD from the nights I spent counting corners from the property I have to fence, to then figure out the number of braces, connectors, bolts & shit in a spreadsheet and then google various suppliers across Europe to get mentally ready for the cost (minus labor!)
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Recommended books on planning for pasture sizes? Would love to start that research now.
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Andre Voison has a classic “Grass Productivity”, as well as Jim Gerrish’s “Kicking the Hay Habit”. Both recommend management intensive rotational grazing.
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