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There was an ad in the shopper for a brand for sale. $4,000. How can you ask that much to transfer a brand? I have one I haven't used for 6 years. Cost $50 every 5 years to renew. Thinking I can make big $. Anyone explain this?

SD has a trich law. to sell or lease a used bull he must be tested 3 times, and atleast 7 days between test. they sent the test to SD state university.

when the elderly lady called, her first words were, the calf smells. i really don't know what smell a calf is supposed to have, so she says not the whole calf, justs its little bottom. so after i finished laughing, i told her it's not supposed to smell like roses. she said you could smell it...

sorry to hear you are having this problem. best you can do is keep them hydrated. it's one of those things that need to "run its course", and lasts 7-10 days. i just wanted to remind you to wash your hands well. in the past few years there have been two gals that got it from around here, and...

the neighbor got a bottle calf from us a couple weeks ago. the calf is 3 weeks old, and a very aggressive eater. she called this evening and said the calf has a real smelly manure. it is getting its 2 bottles of milk, and 3 to 4 quarts of water. 2 cups of calf starter pellets, and a little...

the gal I am winter bulls for gives them a first name by the letter year ( '06=S, '07 =T, etc), cow's middle name, and sire's last name. I have here Sargent Elba by Design. sired by genetics by design bull, out of Lady Elba cow. and I have Serious Lady Freedom. Serious for '06, out of Lady...

dee, the elevator by you has milk protien replacer for $71, it did go up from $62. The stuff you get at the co op in town is merrick's and it is always higer.

there aren't as many around me as there were a few years ago. we have "honey hole's" where people put their honey in jars, and have a shed by the road, you stop and get honey and put your money in a box, on the honor system.

had to share...the Mrs. stopped at Dee's this am. she has rented a huge heater and has 7 pair in the shed, some with duct tape and some with baby socks on the ers. she said the masking tape wasn't sticking. out in the yard, the Mrs. sees 2 calves wearing bra's! One pink, and one black.

any suggestions on a LBW angus bull that will add a frame to breed my heifers to?

missed the tues. sale in TX. Oklahoma city today, very thin cows and calves. somebody said 12,000+ head today, with the breds selling tomorrow. Sale may go late into the night tonite. seems like the majority are very thin, and a few that look like they are hay bellied. not much inbetween...

at a feed meeting last night, everyone had to stand up and tell a few "little known" facts about themselves. it was actually quite fun. I will start it. I could eat baked potatoes every day I own 28 white t-shirts (the wife counted them saturday) if my clothes come out of the dryer inside...

I am going to be in San Antonio on mon. and tues. and wondering if there were any sale barns in the area I should check out? thanks in advance.

can you put another calf in with him. competition at feed time sure seems to help for us.

we have 3 large ones bolted together to go "turn bustin'" with, as the neighbor gal calls it, in the pasture. I saw a guy bury big ones as a sort of wind break in a feed lot. we also put feed pans in them so the pans don't tip over. but otherwise mostly mosquito breeding.