Symposium on Pasture Methods for Maximum Production in Beef Cattle: Pasture Methods for Maximizing Beef Cattle Production in Ohio

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Southern and southeastern Ohio encomia pass a large area of hill land where the topography makes it necessary to devote a high proportion of the land to forage crops for soil protection. It is typical of the central Appalachian plateaus and the Ohio Valley. Beef cattle numbers are increasing in this area, primarily as cow-calf operations. The generally mild open winters of the area and the use of the natural protection of the hills and wooded ravines provide an opportunity for winter grazing of beef cows with minimum housing and feed storage needs. Earlier agronomic studies have shown that the soils respond well to fertilization and that good yields of forages can be expected. Initially, the soils are generally acid, low in phosphorus and high in potassium. An economic study of beef production in southeastern Ohio (Blosser, 1958) showed that with good management beef cow herds could yield a profitable return and pay for a major pasture improvement program. Copyright © 1970. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1970 by American Society of Animal Science

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