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<blockquote data-quote="AngusLimoX" data-source="post: 282301" data-attributes="member: 3319"><p>Now, one of your questions was cattle or horses - do you <strong>know</strong> what you could get renting the place to the horse folks? The numbers may surprise you. Especially in your area.</p><p></p><p>Do you know the cattle will likely COST you money to keep?</p><p></p><p>If money is no object, then I have a ton of stuff to suggest you buy! :lol: </p><p></p><p>Is AI a hassle?? <strong>Yes</strong> - it is a lot of work.</p><p>But if you have to ask if AI is a hassle, do you have the committment to make to owning/calving out cattle?</p><p></p><p>And listen to SRR, a few folks have had Highlands around here, did well for a while direct marketing, then petered out. Maybe a fad thing, maybe the leaness of the meat. But any breed will benefit from a good cross ( heterosis/complimentory genetics ). And if you are doing it for enjoyment, choosing the crosses and seeing the results is a lot of fun.</p><p></p><p>Make sure your perimeter fences are in good serviceable condition. Do your interior subdividing with portable electric until you know for sure what you want. Even then if you have the right mentality of cattle ( Highlands qualify :lol: ) a single hot wire will do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AngusLimoX, post: 282301, member: 3319"] Now, one of your questions was cattle or horses - do you [b]know[/b] what you could get renting the place to the horse folks? The numbers may surprise you. Especially in your area. Do you know the cattle will likely COST you money to keep? If money is no object, then I have a ton of stuff to suggest you buy! :lol: Is AI a hassle?? [b]Yes[/b] - it is a lot of work. But if you have to ask if AI is a hassle, do you have the committment to make to owning/calving out cattle? And listen to SRR, a few folks have had Highlands around here, did well for a while direct marketing, then petered out. Maybe a fad thing, maybe the leaness of the meat. But any breed will benefit from a good cross ( heterosis/complimentory genetics ). And if you are doing it for enjoyment, choosing the crosses and seeing the results is a lot of fun. Make sure your perimeter fences are in good serviceable condition. Do your interior subdividing with portable electric until you know for sure what you want. Even then if you have the right mentality of cattle ( Highlands qualify :lol: ) a single hot wire will do it. [/QUOTE]
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