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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1417489" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>Jilleroo, I always watch what the weather is doing up your way and what you described is pretty close to what my suspicions were, unfortunately. Five failed wet seasons in a row is not a scenerio that anyone could possibly dream up. You have shown remarkable resilience to have kept going. The investment in quality Charolais cattle over many years has obviously paid big dividends with the returns they are giving you to help you finance their keep.</p><p></p><p>It has been a few years since we have had a major summer rain event though overall we have not been without moisture for any lengthy period due to good winters or other out of season rain events. The summer just gone was pretty poor with not enough in the storms and them too far apart and too much heat in between, the summer grasses did not grow but then we got good rain from cyclone Debbie and as late as it was we got a good response from the summer grasses. I have started to grow some summer and winter forage crops which I graze and have tried my hand at baling with some success. The aim is to have hay on hand to feed the bulls and to smooth out the dry periods that we get and lack of feed for the cows. I enjoy doing the hay and it is certainly comforting seeing the rows of round bales sitting there.</p><p></p><p>The Sunstate bull sale folded a couple of years ago but last year another local breeder and I got together to sell our bulls at Warwick in August under the banner of Sunstate Angus Bull Sale. We had moderate success but enough to encourage us to keep going and we are now preparing for our 2017 sale on the 19th August.</p><p></p><p>Diana, I'll probably go down on the 24th to have a look at the cows and see Lock though the time of 2.00pm doesn't suite too well. I do not intend to buy any, I have pretty good representitives of most of Locks cow families and am having a lot of trouble deciding which heifers to keep each year and which cows to sell. They are certainly a good herd and I am pleased I based my herd solely on Wattletop cows. I am seeing the progeny of bulls I have sold coming through the weaner sales now and I can say they have been herd improvers.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1417489, member: 16453"] Jilleroo, I always watch what the weather is doing up your way and what you described is pretty close to what my suspicions were, unfortunately. Five failed wet seasons in a row is not a scenerio that anyone could possibly dream up. You have shown remarkable resilience to have kept going. The investment in quality Charolais cattle over many years has obviously paid big dividends with the returns they are giving you to help you finance their keep. It has been a few years since we have had a major summer rain event though overall we have not been without moisture for any lengthy period due to good winters or other out of season rain events. The summer just gone was pretty poor with not enough in the storms and them too far apart and too much heat in between, the summer grasses did not grow but then we got good rain from cyclone Debbie and as late as it was we got a good response from the summer grasses. I have started to grow some summer and winter forage crops which I graze and have tried my hand at baling with some success. The aim is to have hay on hand to feed the bulls and to smooth out the dry periods that we get and lack of feed for the cows. I enjoy doing the hay and it is certainly comforting seeing the rows of round bales sitting there. The Sunstate bull sale folded a couple of years ago but last year another local breeder and I got together to sell our bulls at Warwick in August under the banner of Sunstate Angus Bull Sale. We had moderate success but enough to encourage us to keep going and we are now preparing for our 2017 sale on the 19th August. Diana, I'll probably go down on the 24th to have a look at the cows and see Lock though the time of 2.00pm doesn't suite too well. I do not intend to buy any, I have pretty good representitives of most of Locks cow families and am having a lot of trouble deciding which heifers to keep each year and which cows to sell. They are certainly a good herd and I am pleased I based my herd solely on Wattletop cows. I am seeing the progeny of bulls I have sold coming through the weaner sales now and I can say they have been herd improvers. Ken [/QUOTE]
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