Table 1.8-8. Estimates of acreage required to provide forage needs for one animal unit, assuming 70 percent pasture utilization

**Table 1.8-8. Estimates of acreage required to provide forage needs for one animal unit, assuming 70 percent pasture utilization.**
Pasture species	Pasture prod.	Animal yield (T/A DM)	Acres required to provide forage needs for one animal unit¹
Pasture species	Pasture prod.	Animal yield (T/A DM)	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Based on an animal unit consuming 25 pounds of dry matter (DM) forage per day with 70 percent of pasture utilized.
Ky. bluegrass/white clover	low	1.0	10.7	1.2	2.7	11.1	11.1	1.5	6.9	—	—
	medium	2.0	5.4	0.6	1.3	5.5	5.5	2.2	3.5	—	—
	high	3.0	3.6	0.4	0.9	3.7	3.7	1.5	2.3	—	—
Alfalfa/grass	low	3.0	—	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.8	3.1	—	—
	medium	4.5	—	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.1	—	—
	high	6.0	—	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.5	—	—
Red clover/grass	low	2.0	—	0.9	1.3	2.3	2.3	1.7	3.5	—	—
	medium	3.0	—	0.6	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.1	2.3	—	—
	high	4.5	—	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.5	—	—
Bdsft trefoil/grass	low	2.0	—	1.0	1.1	1.8	1.8	1.8	9.2	—	—
	medium	3.0	—	0.7	0.7	1.2	1.2	1.2	6.2	—	—
	high	3.5	—	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.1	1.0	5.3	—	—
Tall grass plus nitrogen	low	2.0	5.4	0.8	1.3	2.8	2.3	1.8	9.2	—	—
	medium	3.0	3.6	0.5	0.9	1.8	1.5	1.2	6.2	—	—
	high	4.5	2.4	0.4	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.8	4.1	—	—
Warm-season grass	low	3.0	—	—	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.2	—	—	—
	medium	4.0	—	—	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.9	—	—	—
	high	5.0	—	—	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.7	—	—	—
Stockpiled tall fescue	low	3.0	3.6	0.6	0.9	1.5	—	—	1.7	1.5	1.6
	medium	4.5	2.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	—	—	1.1	1.0	1.0
	high	5.5	1.9	0.3	0.5	0.8	—	—	0.9	0.8	0.9
Spring-seeded brassicas	low	2.5	—	—	—	1.1	0.6	0.5	—	—	—
	medium	3.8	—	—	—	0.7	0.4	0.4	—	—	—
	high	5.0	—	—	—	0.6	0.3	0.3	—	—	—
Summer-seeded brassicas	low	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0.6	0.6
	medium	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0.4	0.4
	high	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	0.3	0.3
Corn stover		1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—

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