Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
AI for the rich and famous!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 293687" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Wewild, I totally understood exactly what Boone meant. </p><p></p><p>My family was driving cows to New Orleans, long before there were trail drives north out of Texas. They've even got my family history with cattle on the internet. For 7 generations back we were cattlemen in Texas. Hence, Boone's statements make perfect sense to me. </p><p></p><p>One the other AI subject: </p><p></p><p>They are punching gas wells on my East Texas property right now. They are about to punch 6 Barnett Shale gas wells on the property the wife inherited. I probably could liquidate some investments and go out right now and buy 2,000 head if I wanted. Retire and enjoy the gas nickels. So if anyone calls me a "hobby farmer" I don't really care. I can make more money on 160 acres of river bottom coastal hay right now, sell0ing hay. I am doing better farming this year than a whole bunch of full time cattlemen in this area. Since the drought has me down to 10 cows and a bull, I am buildng back up on my part time hobby venture. I bought some heifers this very week. The appear to be pure bred brangus but I have no proof. </p><p></p><p>Deep down inside I am a cattlemen and I don't have anything to prove, and frankly, I am not much worried about it. Call me any "hobby" insulting name you so choose. The truth doesn't hurt at all. </p><p></p><p>I am totally ignorant to AI. It is something dealing with cattle that I have never experienced. I enjoy the infomative posts in that regard. </p><p></p><p>In 8 years I will be 55 and eligible for early retirement from my engineering job. I may go full time then. It makes more sense to do it then rather than now. Maybe I will AI a little too, who knows. In the meantime, I will enjoy informative posts and laugh at the hobby farmer insults.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 293687, member: 3162"] Wewild, I totally understood exactly what Boone meant. My family was driving cows to New Orleans, long before there were trail drives north out of Texas. They've even got my family history with cattle on the internet. For 7 generations back we were cattlemen in Texas. Hence, Boone's statements make perfect sense to me. One the other AI subject: They are punching gas wells on my East Texas property right now. They are about to punch 6 Barnett Shale gas wells on the property the wife inherited. I probably could liquidate some investments and go out right now and buy 2,000 head if I wanted. Retire and enjoy the gas nickels. So if anyone calls me a "hobby farmer" I don't really care. I can make more money on 160 acres of river bottom coastal hay right now, sell0ing hay. I am doing better farming this year than a whole bunch of full time cattlemen in this area. Since the drought has me down to 10 cows and a bull, I am buildng back up on my part time hobby venture. I bought some heifers this very week. The appear to be pure bred brangus but I have no proof. Deep down inside I am a cattlemen and I don't have anything to prove, and frankly, I am not much worried about it. Call me any "hobby" insulting name you so choose. The truth doesn't hurt at all. I am totally ignorant to AI. It is something dealing with cattle that I have never experienced. I enjoy the infomative posts in that regard. In 8 years I will be 55 and eligible for early retirement from my engineering job. I may go full time then. It makes more sense to do it then rather than now. Maybe I will AI a little too, who knows. In the meantime, I will enjoy informative posts and laugh at the hobby farmer insults. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
AI for the rich and famous!!
Top