From: FW Owen (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 08/13/04

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 *  ...got this brainwave to leave corn in the
 *  field all  winter and then, in the spring and
 *  summer,  let the cattle graze corn and
 *  pasture...
 
Hi,

Occasionally someone, for one reason or another, will fail 
to pick or combine their corn until the following spring.

Generally, machine harvested yields, by then, are very low 
due to "down" corn.  I'd say about 1/3 of normal or less is 
harvested in saleable condition.

I think corn grazed the following spring and summer would 
result in very low dry matter intake from the corn and poor 
quality feed.

It would probably be better to strip graze the corn in the 
winter rather than wait until the following spring or 
summer.
-- 
Kindest regards,

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