Yes.  Also types of available "grass" and/or other edibles like broad leafed
weeds, even some shrubs, even some cactus, even some sagebrush, all vary in
nutritional content.  Some areas are "richer" than others, even "by the
mouthful", and sure, the # of "mouthfuls" per acre vary by location.

Katy
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From: "Theola Walden Baker" <[log in to unmask]>

>
> >on poorer quality feeds in less time.
>
> Clarification point: Not poorer in the sense of less nutritious since >cows
are adapted to a grass diet, but poorer in the sense that it takes >more pounds
of grass than it does grain to convert to a pound of >beef body weight.
>
>
> > (some states have less grass/acre as a norm than others).
>
> Right.  Varies widely.  It takes about 3 acres per cow here in an >average
year, whereas in parts of West Texas about 40 acres per cow >is more the norm.
>