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Grass and turnips and the part they play in meat production in Britain

Dalbeattie, Scotland

Abstract

The part played by grass, particularly in beef production, is so important in Scotland that it can never be challenged. The grazing season according to location may be taken to run from April 1st till the end of November and a full bite of pasture capable of carrying cattle would be fairly general by May 1st. From that you can readily realize the importance of our pastures when we can reckon on a period of that length from which by careful stocking one would expect the maximum results. When I say careful stocking I refer principally to the carrying capacity of the various classes of land, and would not of course, expect results from over-stocking. It has, however, to be borne in mind that the management of pastures is just as important as that applied to cropping, and there is nothing so conducive to deterioration in pastures as too light stocking, and the consequent rank growth of a less palatable nature.