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<blockquote data-quote="Big Cheese" data-source="post: 1485812" data-attributes="member: 23385"><p>I read the article and it is a very good article. There could be some truth to it but its different on our farm. Our cows range from 900-1300 pounds (with some bigger then that and smaller then that) and our smaller cows raise bigger calves then our bigger cows. The "small" heifers that we retain get just as big as our other cows and raise just as good and most of the time better calves.</p><p></p><p>We keep the smaller heifers (at this moment however we are keeping every heifer so that we can build our herd up) so that we can run more cows since they are smaller and also feed less in the winter time. It is cost efficient for us to do this. They eat less hay in the winter which cuts down on a big time cost. Mainly though, our big cows just aren't as good as our small cows with calf production. </p><p></p><p>The smaller cows also work way better during the hot summer time as well. When its 100 degrees they are still out grazing when the bigger cows are in the shade. It just works best for us to do it this way, it may not for other farmers in other parts of the country but it does for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Cheese, post: 1485812, member: 23385"] I read the article and it is a very good article. There could be some truth to it but its different on our farm. Our cows range from 900-1300 pounds (with some bigger then that and smaller then that) and our smaller cows raise bigger calves then our bigger cows. The "small" heifers that we retain get just as big as our other cows and raise just as good and most of the time better calves. We keep the smaller heifers (at this moment however we are keeping every heifer so that we can build our herd up) so that we can run more cows since they are smaller and also feed less in the winter time. It is cost efficient for us to do this. They eat less hay in the winter which cuts down on a big time cost. Mainly though, our big cows just aren't as good as our small cows with calf production. The smaller cows also work way better during the hot summer time as well. When its 100 degrees they are still out grazing when the bigger cows are in the shade. It just works best for us to do it this way, it may not for other farmers in other parts of the country but it does for us. [/QUOTE]
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