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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1136721" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>JW I spent my youth on large ranches in NE NM and the Texas Panhandle. I know the type of bull you are talking about. The same type that I always liked. The type that could breed 20-5 cows with a stocking rate of 50-65 acres per cow and in rough country. With that being said I've learned as I've got more mature that there are many of the more muscular, somewhat stockier made animals that sire profitable progeny all the way to the rail. This type don't travel as smoothly as Stone Sober or those built like him. I know of a Red Angus herd that is a prime example. The cattle are shorter, very muscular but perform well in all aspects of the industry and have longevity. They stay sound also. They travel more like this bull and the previous one. I've heard people say they won't stay sound but they have. It is like saying a short, heavier built person should stride like a tall, slender person. It isn't practical. Personally I didn't see anything that concerns me greatly. And I was a horse shoer for many years also. Was raised to study the feet, legs, and body structure before I looked at anything else on a cow or horse. We all have our own opinions and most are formed by previous experience. I have been around the feedlot end of the business and know somewhat what it takes to be profitable in that end. My BIL has fed cattle for over 35 years. I know i would enjoy seeing your cattle and talking to you. I imagine we both prefer a lot of the same type of animal. Many of the popular Polled Herefords I see today are getting too short and compact for my likes. I see problems in them that I didn't see in this bull. Again personal preference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1136721, member: 22295"] JW I spent my youth on large ranches in NE NM and the Texas Panhandle. I know the type of bull you are talking about. The same type that I always liked. The type that could breed 20-5 cows with a stocking rate of 50-65 acres per cow and in rough country. With that being said I've learned as I've got more mature that there are many of the more muscular, somewhat stockier made animals that sire profitable progeny all the way to the rail. This type don't travel as smoothly as Stone Sober or those built like him. I know of a Red Angus herd that is a prime example. The cattle are shorter, very muscular but perform well in all aspects of the industry and have longevity. They stay sound also. They travel more like this bull and the previous one. I've heard people say they won't stay sound but they have. It is like saying a short, heavier built person should stride like a tall, slender person. It isn't practical. Personally I didn't see anything that concerns me greatly. And I was a horse shoer for many years also. Was raised to study the feet, legs, and body structure before I looked at anything else on a cow or horse. We all have our own opinions and most are formed by previous experience. I have been around the feedlot end of the business and know somewhat what it takes to be profitable in that end. My BIL has fed cattle for over 35 years. I know i would enjoy seeing your cattle and talking to you. I imagine we both prefer a lot of the same type of animal. Many of the popular Polled Herefords I see today are getting too short and compact for my likes. I see problems in them that I didn't see in this bull. Again personal preference. [/QUOTE]
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