H & S Farm
Carrollton, Georgia
Georgia Grazing School - 2015
September 15-16
Owners: Angie and Jerry Stober
Farm History: H & S Farm is a 4th generation family farm. In the beginning it produced cotton, corn, small
grains and timber. In the mid 1950’s it began to be gradually converted to a cattle farm as one of the first
Hereford cow/calf operations in Carroll County. Pasture and water quality improvements have been on going
projects, as well as a permanent conservation easement on 170acres.
Enterprises:
Cow/ Calf Producers and Forestry
Labor Force:
Family
Farm Layout:
475 total acres, 167 in grass with 152 grazing acres in 14 paddocks and 310 acres timber
Forage System:
Forage Species
Fescue
Bermuda
Clover
Crabgrass
Dallisgrass
Johnsongrass
Variety
KY31
Common and tift 44
White, ladino, red
Acres
Grazing System: 14 Paddocks, various ranging in 3-25 acres per paddock, 11 water troughs,
Approximate Fertilizer/Nutrients Applied: Lime when needed and fertilizer in spring and winter rye grass
Grazing Herd Size: 70 dry and/or lactating cows, 26 replacement heifers, 3 bulls.
Calving Date Target and Range:
Feb - April
Days of Hay Feeding:
About 90 days (varies with drought conditions and available rye grass)
Supplementation Program: (Concentrate and supplemental forage. Include feed rate and ingredients.
Cattle are grass based: Winter Rye grass grazing, feeding hay and 24% protein blocks. Minerals year around.