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<blockquote data-quote="skyline" data-source="post: 368651" data-attributes="member: 5305"><p>OK, this thread is very interesting to me. I'll be the first to admit that I've got lots to learn, so here's a question. How about buying one of the bulls and beginning to use it on the herd? Each year, take the money from the calves, cull 2 or 3 of the cows, and take the proceeds from both and buy better cows/hiefers each year to improve the herd and increase the size of the herd? Seems like that would be a compromise to me. Plus it would give you a year to evaluate what you get out of the bull/cow mix. Keep the cows that give you the best calves and cull the rest over time. From what I have seen in my herd, you might be real surprised at your calf crop. BTW, we're in East Texas near I-20 and the beefmaster works good in our environment. I've been told that from I-20 south, having some ear on a commercial cow herd is a plus, due to the heat and humidity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyline, post: 368651, member: 5305"] OK, this thread is very interesting to me. I'll be the first to admit that I've got lots to learn, so here's a question. How about buying one of the bulls and beginning to use it on the herd? Each year, take the money from the calves, cull 2 or 3 of the cows, and take the proceeds from both and buy better cows/hiefers each year to improve the herd and increase the size of the herd? Seems like that would be a compromise to me. Plus it would give you a year to evaluate what you get out of the bull/cow mix. Keep the cows that give you the best calves and cull the rest over time. From what I have seen in my herd, you might be real surprised at your calf crop. BTW, we're in East Texas near I-20 and the beefmaster works good in our environment. I've been told that from I-20 south, having some ear on a commercial cow herd is a plus, due to the heat and humidity. [/QUOTE]
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