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We sold our first load of 3/4 blood Bonsmara calves last week. The steers weighed 830 lbs and brought $1.41 plus the $60.00 Bonsmara bonus which averages $1,230.30 per steer ( about $1.48 lb with the bonus). There was not any freight or commission since the steers were sold to Bonsmara USA...

Here are some pictures of Bonsmara cattle located in Oklahoma. http://www.smithbonsmara.com/Photo_Gallery.php

I love the bull's girth. He will have a lot of heart. And although it is hard to see, he appears to have very broad shoulders. The broad shoulders should allow his females to have large pelvic areas and be easy calvers. JMO

Our extension agent was a farmer/rancher until he went broke. Then he became the extension agent and is giving us advice. What is wrong with that picture?

I strongly disagree if you are calling Gerts or my Bonsmara mutts. Bonsmara is the only breed on this earth that is scientifically produced with complete pictorial genealogy with every characteristic quantified. After more than 50 years of selection, economically important traits have been...

I think it is very difficult to start a true composite breed. The most famous composite is obviously the Gerts. They have been around forever. Dr. Bonsma started developing his breed, Bonsmara, in 1936 and based it on the Gerts after a visit to King Ranch. Dr. Bonsma did not finish...

I am setting pretty good Knersie. I have some good bottom land bermuda along with a quarter that I rested last year. Plus, we have plenty of alfalfa, if needed. Even if it stays bad, I can make it till next summer without any problem. It is my friends and neighbors that I am worried about...

I do not know about enlightenment; but I have a flashlight. We typically get 26-32 inches per year. This year we have had two inches since August. The pasture is used to getting the average; that is what it needs. You have different grass with different rain requirements--it is that simple...

1982vette, This is one party that I would have rather missed.

Oh yes, I still have all my cattle. I saved 160 acres of improved grass in case this happened. I have about 60 acres of bermuda grass on the backside of a flood control dam. I put 29 cows on it two weeks ago and will put another 19 in the next few weeks. I have 160 acres of improved grass on...

Today, Western Oklahoma was officially placed in the "Exceptional Drought" category. That is the worst drought category which exists. We were moderate during the fall, then severe in the winter, then extreme in the spring, and now exceptional to start the summer. It can get drier, so maybe...

Isomade, I thought you were getting some rain in the Eastern part of the state........ We had almost two inches in April and May combined. But with the hot wind it is gone. OP pasture is always cheaper. But the cost of pasture is hard to determine. Do you include the cost of land...

Where in the S.E. part of the panhandle are you? I have a friends in Quannah and McClain, they are selling animals because of the lack of moisture. They would be interested in some rental land as well.

TB, I do not mind sweating; but working up a sweat at six a.m. while walking to my pickup is a bit much. I need the shade! I put most of my cows on a quarter that has a lot of bermuda grass and has not had any cattle on it for a year or so. It is behind a large lake with a lot of submoisture...