breeding back question

[higher caliber]

I just bought my first herd. I got a great deal from a gal whose lease had been yanked. I have 13 cows with new to really new calves on the ground, 1 that's due any day, and four that will be fall calvers. I guess my question is. When will be the best time to breed back the spring calvers? Can I do it in July? so I get spring calves again next year? Or wait till the fall calvers are ready to be bred back and do it all at once for fall calves next year. What is the advantages to disadvantages of fall calving vs spring calving? other than hay consumption through the winter and having new babies in the cold. Location is SE Kansas.
Thank you in advance!

 

[dun]

If you start breeding july 1 your first calf will be due April 9, you need to determine when you want to calve, spring/summer/fall.
This link is to a gestation table: http://www.cattletoday.com/gestation.shtml
We spring calve (Early February through late March) pretty much because of the weather and feeding issues of a wet cow and small calf during the winter.
In your case, if you don;t mind the fall calving issues you could breed the cows that have calved already starting about now and hold the later calvers over for breeding for fall calves. If you don;t want to deal with fall calving you could breed everything as he start to cycle post calving and sell the preg checked late calvers in the fall when you wean.