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with sheep,” keeping about five to an acre. White favored ammonium nitrate as his first choice for nitrogen fertilizer since that form of nitrogen adheres to dry soil and absorbs moisture. He noted that liquid nitrogen application would usually result in some loss from burning. Nitrogen will continue to fertilize the fescue for about two months after the first rain makes it available to the plant, he added.
According to White, tests at VPI forage stations indicate animals will gain between one pound and a pound and a half per day on stockpiled fescue. He suggested that farmers make an extra effort and put up some relatively inexpensive electrical fencing so that a herd can be held in a smaller area of stockpiled fescue until the growth is cleaned up before moving on to the rest of the pasture. He noted that experiments at forage stations had shown cattle will (Continued on Page A-7)
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