Down here we usually get a lot of rain the first couple weeks of September. So we were told it was the best time to plant pastures as the weeds couldn't get a hold. So that was always what we did.
And I'm not taking that bet on the pears. It's a sure thing!
I grew up in Kansas so there were a lot of pastures. In fact my parents ran cattle for 15 years or so after they retired. But anyway its gets in your blood so I always look at the condition of pastures when I drive by... no shrub growing up, no weeds, is the fence line clean and in good shape, hows the grass look. I'm saddened around here because there are lots of fields where they used to grow hay or pasture dairy cattle that are not being used. Because they aren't used they aren't kept up, they aren't mowed and they fill up with weeds. They will eventually go back to nature and find their balance of natural plants but initially they just go to weeds and disrepair.
Yes, I know about all that here. No more cows and the pastures are going to crap. I manage to get them mowed once a year by the mulch hay guy, but it means fixing fences for me. So I've just started that project.