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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1676143" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>"Newbies" call all cattle "cows". As others have guessed, I "think" Grandpa is running 40-50 cows (mature bovines). Grandpa is also probably running the bull year round because it is simple. But - as suggested, he probably has no idea what cows actually calve each and every year. A producer's goal is for every cow to produce a calf every 12 months. </p><p>A well-managed (IMO) herd calves in a specific time period - generally a 60 day calving "season" - bull is only WITH the cows for 60 days. That way you have a specific time to vaccinate/deworm cows and a specific time to vaccinate/deworm calves. All calves get weaned at the same time.</p><p>Grandpa is just looking at his calves - picking out the biggest ones several times a year - load them up and send to sale barn. The mommas of those calves may or may not be pregnant, he probably does not know.</p><p>This is all assumption, but may be quite accurate. When he needs some money, he sells some calves.</p><p>Whether you can "make a living" on the farm also depends on how much spending you like to do. LOL Making a living on a farm also entails LOVING to live on a farm. That is where we are soooo much richer than city folks. It is a great LIFE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1676143, member: 968"] "Newbies" call all cattle "cows". As others have guessed, I "think" Grandpa is running 40-50 cows (mature bovines). Grandpa is also probably running the bull year round because it is simple. But - as suggested, he probably has no idea what cows actually calve each and every year. A producer's goal is for every cow to produce a calf every 12 months. A well-managed (IMO) herd calves in a specific time period - generally a 60 day calving "season" - bull is only WITH the cows for 60 days. That way you have a specific time to vaccinate/deworm cows and a specific time to vaccinate/deworm calves. All calves get weaned at the same time. Grandpa is just looking at his calves - picking out the biggest ones several times a year - load them up and send to sale barn. The mommas of those calves may or may not be pregnant, he probably does not know. This is all assumption, but may be quite accurate. When he needs some money, he sells some calves. Whether you can "make a living" on the farm also depends on how much spending you like to do. LOL Making a living on a farm also entails LOVING to live on a farm. That is where we are soooo much richer than city folks. It is a great LIFE. [/QUOTE]
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