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Amount and time of rainfall
Availability of irrigation water
Temperature
Fertility of the soil
Type of land, is it hilly, flat or marshy
Whether lambs, ewes with lambs or dry ewes will be pastured on it.
The opinion of some shepherds is that an acre of really good, tame pasture is able to support four sheep throughout the year, whereas, rougher, native pasture may not be able to carry more than one. It is better to keep a few sheep in your first year and evaluate your growth and needs for the following year.
Forage plants:
True grasses and legumes (a legume is any of a large family of plants having fruits that are dry pods and split when ripe. They include important food and forage plants such as clover) and forbs (weeds) are considered to be forage plants.
True grasses include such varieties as:
Timothy
Brome,
Bluestem,
Fescue.
Orchard grass,
Corn
Monocots
Availability of irrigation water
Temperature
Fertility of the soil
Type of land, is it hilly, flat or marshy
Whether lambs, ewes with lambs or dry ewes will be pastured on it.
The opinion of some shepherds is that an acre of really good, tame pasture is able to support four sheep throughout the year, whereas, rougher, native pasture may not be able to carry more than one. It is better to keep a few sheep in your first year and evaluate your growth and needs for the following year.
Forage plants:
True grasses and legumes (a legume is any of a large family of plants having fruits that are dry pods and split when ripe. They include important food and forage plants such as clover) and forbs (weeds) are considered to be forage plants.
True grasses include such varieties as:
Timothy
Brome,
Bluestem,
Fescue.
Orchard grass,
Corn
Monocots