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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1707180" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>If</strong> your Brangus heifers are 14 months and you wait until they are 2 years old you will lose a years production out of 12 cows</p><p>from which you will never recover. Rule of thumb. All heifers very seldom breed back and some will calve too late to remain </p><p>in the herd. A cow will never recover the value lost when/if she is moved back in the calving season. Another rule of thumb.</p><p>Don't let other people spend <em>your "</em>Talers" (I am guessing the red cattle were more valuable over there is because red cattle</p><p>handle the heat better than black. You will be doing well if you still have 6 of your 12 heifers by the time they are six years old.</p><p>Very seldom does one get the opportunity to <em>top a herd</em> at an auction barn and I am assuming such is the case in this instance.</p><p>Think pounds per acre and not pounds per animal. Iron and oil can be handy but they are <em>not</em> your friend so do not let them get</p><p>between the sun and the ground. and finally remember you are marketing grass through your cows so anything you can to</p><p>increase the quality of your soil should prove beneficial. God Bless and Good Luck < LVR ></p><p>Talers ? <em>That is New Amsterdam Dutch and it is from Talers that we derive the word Dollars. <span style="font-size: 12px">Now you know!</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1707180, member: 40072"] [B]If[/B] your Brangus heifers are 14 months and you wait until they are 2 years old you will lose a years production out of 12 cows from which you will never recover. Rule of thumb. All heifers very seldom breed back and some will calve too late to remain in the herd. A cow will never recover the value lost when/if she is moved back in the calving season. Another rule of thumb. Don't let other people spend [I]your "[/I]Talers" (I am guessing the red cattle were more valuable over there is because red cattle handle the heat better than black. You will be doing well if you still have 6 of your 12 heifers by the time they are six years old. Very seldom does one get the opportunity to [I]top a herd[/I] at an auction barn and I am assuming such is the case in this instance. Think pounds per acre and not pounds per animal. Iron and oil can be handy but they are [I]not[/I] your friend so do not let them get between the sun and the ground. and finally remember you are marketing grass through your cows so anything you can to increase the quality of your soil should prove beneficial. God Bless and Good Luck < LVR > Talers ? [I]That is New Amsterdam Dutch and it is from Talers that we derive the word Dollars. [SIZE=3]Now you know![/SIZE][/I] [/QUOTE]
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