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    chopping corn stover

    Has anyone ever tried to chop whats left after the combine harvests the grain? I was thinking that if the spreader was shut off and the combine made a windrow that a hayhead might be able to pick it up. Would the long stalks damage the pickup fingers on the head? I was just thinking it might be...
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    pasture renting tips

    I have heard through the grapevine that a landlord with some sizable acreage for this area might be willing to rent out his pasture. The acres are currently being cut for hay. The landlord has become dissatisfied with the current renter because of lack of replacing fertility and lime. The...
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    felton herefords

    Has anyone used the bulls feltons oran433, mm felton 509 or progression? Ive got some hereford heifers to A.I. breed this fall. I'm looking for something with a lot of calving ease. I also want to use a bull that has a moderate to low frame score. I like cattle that can flesh up and slick off...
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    cattle gaurd

    does anyone know where I can find some plans for a heavy duty drive over cattle crossing? I'm thinking about putting one in and need some ideas. Thanks.
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    wheat pastures

    Are cattle out on wheat pasture this time of year? If so what has all the bad weather in Texas and Oklahoma done to gain and death loss? If not what time of year are they put in and when do they come off? Sorry if this question seems obvious to some of you living out there but I'm from the east...
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    feeder cattle contracts

    Has anyone on here ever contracted feeder cattle directly with a feedlot? I would like to expand our stocker/backgrounding operation but would like to find some ways to have some risk protection.
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    renting pasture with no fence

    I have the opportunity to rent some pasture. The only problem is that it needs a lot of fence work. The land owner does not have the money to make the necessary repairs. I was thinking about offering a long term rent contract at a price that I could afford to rebuild what is needed. The land...
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    dairy replacements

    is anyone raising dairy replacement heifers? what are some of the pro's and con's? What size do you get them? how long do keep them?
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    road trip

    I was thinking about taking a road trip with some of my cattleman buddies this summer. Does anybody have any suggestions about place to check out? I was think it might be fun to see some other operations away from home. I would like to tour a feedlot, seedstock operation, large dairy, feed mill...
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    how to make baldies

    I've got some heifers that are mostly black Angus some of these girls have a little Simmental blood in them. I would like to A.I. them to a Hereford bull to get some nice baldies. What bulls would be safe to use on these girls. I would like for the bull to be polled and somewhat small framed.
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    custom wintering cows

    Does anyone have any information or opinions on custom wintering cows? We have an abundant supply of forage available. My idea was to take delivery of cows around Nov.15 and keep them until march 15. the owner would then take them home and start calving around April 1st. The cows would be kept...
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    tagging babies

    We are in the middle of calving. I always try to tag the calves within a day or two of birth so I know which calf belongs to which cow and so I can tell when a calf is new. The cows seem more protective and mean this year than in the past. I have only been able to tag about half of them. What...
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    need help picking AI sire

    I have 35 heifers that I am going to breed this fall. They are all black, medium to large frame. Mostly angus, angus/simm, angus/gelv cross. The man I bought 6 of them from said he would AI all of them for me for the cost of the "juice" and the synchronization drugs. I would like to use a...
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    liquid fat in rations

    Does anyone feed fat in a finishing ration? How many pounds per head per day can it be fed? It weighs 7.44 pounds per gallon. I can get this feed less than 10 miles from home but must get at least 6000 gallons. The company will provide a tank "free" of charge. I've included an analysis from the...
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    alfalfa silage

    how many tons of alfalfa silage could I expect from an acre of ground? The ground is non irrigated. The soil is clay but due to slope no water pools. This ground will raise 125-160 bushels of corn most years.
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    feed test results

    I just got back the results from a feed test. I don't completely understand what all the numbers mean. This test is from a complete mixed ration for fatting steers 800-1200 pounds. numbers are on dry matter basis. protein 11.19% fat 3.39% adf 13.46% adicp .54% aNdf 27.86% lignin 1.04% ash 2.36...
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    doctoring with an air gun

    does anyone have any experience treating sick animals using a dart gun to deliver the drugs? I'm looking at a pnuema-dart gun. I think this would be handy to use out in the pasture.
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    cost per day

    I'm trying to figure out what my cost per day is to finish a steer. with feed, labor, and utilities I think it's around $1.62. Does this seem in the ballpark? corn is 3.20/bushel.
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    another butchering question

    we recently sold a steer to be butchered. the steer weighed 1100 pounds live weight, no shrink. the lady who bought the steer off of us weighed the packaged frozen meat and only got 420 pounds. she was very disappointed. when I called the butcher he said you can only expect 40-42% of the live...
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    oats for hay

    hay is short in our area, so today (aug23) I planted oats at 100 pounds to the acre. I hauled lots of manure on the ground before discing it in. has anyone planted oats this late and tried to cut them for hay? how many bales should i expect assuming we get some rain?
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