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Symposium on Pasture Methods for Maximum Production in Beef Cattle: Pasture Systems for a Cow-Calf Operation^1,2,

South Dakota State University, Brookings

Abstract

Three pasture systems were compared in a South Dakota study. They include a native grass mixture, an introduced pasture, and a series of tame pastures. The net returns per ha in 1967 varied from $6.42 for the native to $23.03 for the introduced pasture and $33.84 for the series. The latter was slightly better than the best cash crop which was spring wheat with a net return of $30.87 per ha.

It is suggested that many alternatives exist in supplementing a basic grassland type in order to achieve maximum sustained production.

¹ Presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science, Stillwater, Oklahoma, August, 1968. The Symposium, made possible by support from the American Hereford Association, was organized jointly by the Pastures and Forages Committee, A.S.A.S., and the American Forage and Grassland Council.

² Approved by the director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment station as Journal Series No. 840.

³ Department of Agronomy.