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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 631090" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>As I've suggested many times, why not a Jersey/Angus cross?</p><p></p><p>And if you want a smaller animal, use the lowline angus crossed with Jersey. With 300 acres, you could make alot of these and sell them. Some call them Jerlines.</p><p></p><p>I have 5 acres and that cross works well for me - I actually only use less than half of my place for grazing (big lawn, small patches of pasture). Hay in winter from my neighbor. Just a half coffee can of grain daily gives me over a gallon of milk beyond what the calf needs - beefy calf out of a lowline bull.</p><p></p><p>You must check out the Dexters you're looking at - some don't milk much. I'm also interested in the feed ratio you mentioned. Is that based on feed trials or research, or just a brochure you read? My Dexter steer sure was scrawny.</p><p></p><p>Jerseys give too much milk for most families. I had a cull from a dairy - still gave 5 gallons daily - how many families can use that without having to create uses? You want the cow to work for you, not vice versa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 631090, member: 8265"] As I've suggested many times, why not a Jersey/Angus cross? And if you want a smaller animal, use the lowline angus crossed with Jersey. With 300 acres, you could make alot of these and sell them. Some call them Jerlines. I have 5 acres and that cross works well for me - I actually only use less than half of my place for grazing (big lawn, small patches of pasture). Hay in winter from my neighbor. Just a half coffee can of grain daily gives me over a gallon of milk beyond what the calf needs - beefy calf out of a lowline bull. You must check out the Dexters you're looking at - some don't milk much. I'm also interested in the feed ratio you mentioned. Is that based on feed trials or research, or just a brochure you read? My Dexter steer sure was scrawny. Jerseys give too much milk for most families. I had a cull from a dairy - still gave 5 gallons daily - how many families can use that without having to create uses? You want the cow to work for you, not vice versa. [/QUOTE]
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