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<blockquote data-quote="grubbie" data-source="post: 436323" data-attributes="member: 5478"><p>A lot depends on your situation. We run 1500 acres in Wyoming. But,...I don't have to pay for it. When we came back to the ranch to run it we had to start slow. Bought 3 cows to start with. Bought an old tractor with a loader for 2500.00, and made a spike to handle round bales. Made a homemade bale bed on an old pickup to feed with. There is lots of hay on the land, a neighbor puts it up on shares. Sure I would like to have a newer stock trailer, nicer pickup and tractor, and someday I will. But right now we're just breaking even with the cows. In the process of putting up new corrals and buildings. A lot of sweat equity here. We don't vaccinate, other than calves in the spring. The cows get good feed and mineral tubs, and are very healthy. This ranch has run this way for 3 generations and pretty much the only way we lose cows is to old age. In other parts of the country, the forage base may be different and cows may need something else, but ours do fine here, even in the harsh winters. We will make money on our operation, but like i said, making money on these critters is completely dependent on your situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubbie, post: 436323, member: 5478"] A lot depends on your situation. We run 1500 acres in Wyoming. But,...I don't have to pay for it. When we came back to the ranch to run it we had to start slow. Bought 3 cows to start with. Bought an old tractor with a loader for 2500.00, and made a spike to handle round bales. Made a homemade bale bed on an old pickup to feed with. There is lots of hay on the land, a neighbor puts it up on shares. Sure I would like to have a newer stock trailer, nicer pickup and tractor, and someday I will. But right now we're just breaking even with the cows. In the process of putting up new corrals and buildings. A lot of sweat equity here. We don't vaccinate, other than calves in the spring. The cows get good feed and mineral tubs, and are very healthy. This ranch has run this way for 3 generations and pretty much the only way we lose cows is to old age. In other parts of the country, the forage base may be different and cows may need something else, but ours do fine here, even in the harsh winters. We will make money on our operation, but like i said, making money on these critters is completely dependent on your situation. [/QUOTE]
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