What do you wish you were told?

[Isomade]

To get my soil and grass up to snuff before buying a herd. I'm doing OK, but I can sure see where it would have been a lot easier if I had planned a couple years in advance for the forage quality and conditions.

Yep, and sometimes the more expensive land is worth the money if it has good fences and established grass. It ain't hard to spend the equivalent of an extra 500 per acre on a cheap place.

[backhoeboogie]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women. Oh crap! I was told that. Think of all the cows I could have had by now.

Slick, thats a durn sight better than spending it on non horny women.

That's some straight shooting right there.

[dun]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women.

You must be getting OLD. That's like "If I won a million dollars I'ld spend most of it on wine, women and song and probably just waste the rest"

[CottageFarm]

oooo....I finally thought of something semi useful...

Chicken wire is wonderful for keeping chickens in their yard, it is entirely useless againt stray dogs that want to hang out with your chickens in their yard.

[upfrombottom]

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[JSCATTLE]

oooo....I finally thought of something semi useful...

Chicken wire is wonderful for keeping chickens in their yard, it is entirely useless againt stray dogs that want to hang out with your chickens in their yard.

Chicken wire might not work but bird shot does !!

[momt5]

You guys are great. We were just discussing grasses tonight along with the price of land. I found great information from UGA regarding foraging here in Georgia and grass management. They also had some budgets in there for us to work with. The average was about 200.00 per acre for seeding etc.

There are some great publications here: http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fie ... /pubs.html

[JSCATTLE]

You guys are great. We were just discussing grasses tonight along with the price of land. I found great information from UGA regarding foraging here in Georgia and grass management. They also had some budgets in there for us to work with. The average was about 200.00 per acre for seeding etc.

There are some great publications here: http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fie ... /pubs.html

You can't trust anything from the university of Georgia. .... Jk

[Headache Acres]

That everything about cattle takes a long time. Definitely not for the folks that need instant gratification. On the other hand cattle teach you patience. Always something to look forward to with the new calf crop.

Good advice, love it!

[chukar]

I read a lot of these posts and seldom reply
Nut for some reason I feel compelled to on this topic.

Two things have come up on here recently that should be restated...
1. There is no shame in dragging home an empty trailer

2. Iso's comment about better dirt that is established is worth the extra $. Cert isn't cheap and it doesn't take long to take too much out if u aren't putting something back.

[gonzo]

YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL CHUKAR

[dun]

I wish someone would have warned me that raising cattle is addictive and once you have the addiction you're pretty much lost!

[Caustic Burno]

I wish someone would have warned me that raising cattle is addictive and once you have the addiction you're pretty much lost!

This addiction also lowers your IQ some people can't afford to go any lower.
Aint that right Isom.

[Isomade]

I wish someone would have warned me that raising cattle is addictive and once you have the addiction you're pretty much lost!

This addiction also lowers your IQ some people can't afford to go any lower.
Aint that right Isom.

It depends on the number of years you've been raising them. Independent studies show that anything over 30 years and you're pretty much a vegetable. Since I started with a very high IQ I still have some Brain cells left. How long have you been raising cattle CB?

[alisonb]

That I would feel positively ill watching and waiting for my animals to be auctioned and that I would still feel that nervous/ill sensation in the pit of my stomach yet at the same time feel totally elated on the drive back home with a cheque in my hands......sort of like a traitor