Got approved last week but haven't drove over and got it yet(lazy), right close to a 1 year wait!
I seem to remember you put in for yours not long after I applied for one. I got in on January 27 last year and picked up the can yesterday morning. 362 days. You'll like it a lot when you start using it.
I'm pretty excited, hopefully get over to Glasgow next week!
When you buy more are you trying to expand the blood lines.. when i said whole bunch i ment just heifers .
Hope you do well at the sale
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Norm
Norm, leave it to the internet for confusion.. We(my dad aka the farm) haven't bought any replacements in over 10 years. Not worried about blood lines so much as this year dad is trying to expand and get our(his) cow numbers back up and we simply won't enough even replacement type heifers of our own. If that makes sense.
I need to come see you and Conrad for some coyote control to keep the cows and sheep safe.
Critter I recently saw a pack of 4, the suppressor and new rifle are going into action soon!
Why is the reddish horse a bay and not a roan?
Do you feed all year or have some pasture? Not too many days off in a livestock operation!
What I would call a roan has white blended in to red or blue, etc..
To me a bay is a red/brown horse with a black mane and tail.
I personally don't own any land and lease all my summer grass. We feed various cattle(everyday) from November through May. It's a grind.
Nice pics Sammo!
Cows are work! But they are damn tasty work.
Guess what's for dinner?!
It seemed you needed a buddy Sam. Nice to see you have one.
Ed, that is a super dog in the making. I pray she never gets run over.
What breed of dog?
Rez mutt that show signs of JRT.
Seems the time is just what it is for the heffer market Sam, I hope you catch it on top.
Your herd shows you have an eye for longer bodied stock, I like that.
Osky
Market is trying to come back, probably really take off after we sell....lol
Red tractors matter.
Yeah, if it's red leave it the shed, or if it ain't red leave it the shed? Confusing!
Sam: Can't help but notice that all the cattle are black. When I was up at Broadus MT an old cowman told me the Hereford cattle udders would sunburn due to reflection from snow and calves couldn't nurse. When I was a kid in the 60s we lived in Utah almost all the beef cattle were Hereford. Last few times I was there almost all were black.
Pure black Angus suffer terribly down here with our heat, humidity, and insects. Got to have a little Brahman influence.
We are 100% black with a few black white face. The buyers like uniform sets of calves and we get along well with the black Angus. They handle our winter but you are correct, they don't like to move in the heat so we always do pasture changes as early in the morning as possible.
Don't ya just hate it when some unknowing soul asks you, how many cows do you have or how many acres is your ranch ?
Damnit Man, how much money do you have in the bank? It's none of your business how many cows he has!!
People ask that all the time when they wouldn't dare ask how much do you have in the bank or how much is in your IRA.
Cattle are negotiable securities and therefore money. When I managed the local farm co-op for my brother in his absence I told the employees to quit asking people how many cattle they had.
Of course some folks manage cattle that are actually owned by a bank so they may not own 500 head. The neighbor with 50 may actually own more.
I don't mind, just a small time herd for me and that's all I need. Like I said my wife and I have 60 cows and 60 calves(static number) and zero farm debt. I trade labor for feed and our overhead is incredibly low which provides great profit margins. My wife was looking at my W2 and commented that I need a raise(I make $40k in wages and my parent's have offered to pay me more). I said no I don't, just think about all the money we save not buying winter feed, replacement heifers, the list never ends... I'm hoping to profit $80k on our mini herd, not many guys can clear that on 60 head of calves. But it comes at the expense of having very little free time.
Excellent thread Sammo!
There is at least one Iowan that laid back and smoked a cigarette, 3 minutes after it was posted, I'm sure.
hahaha!
Again, thanks all of you for the great pics and replies!
Dad and I got the calves sorted up without issue, gonna pick off replacements on Monday. Weather is beyond ideal.