Approximate Dry Matter Content Growth Stage Plant type Mid grasses Short grasses Forbs Initial to heading 40% 45% 20% Heading to flowering 55% 60% 40% Seed ripe, leaf tips dying 65% 80% 60% Leaves dry, stems partly dry 90% 90% 90% Dormant 95% 95% 100% Comments: Dr. Allan McGinty Updated: Nov. 6, 1996