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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 288192" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>In our climate, we can calve year round, up north they cant.</p><p></p><p>We dont have long eared cattle because they bring less money as feeders, in the south, long eared cattle are necessary because of heat and insects.</p><p></p><p>There is such a huge concentration of mama cows in my area that we have nearly 20 cattle auctions within a 75 mile radius of my farm, so we have an advantage when it comes to buying or selling cattle. You dont have to depend on 3 or 4 auctions like in most areas of the country.</p><p></p><p>There is a creek and a river and about 15 springs on my farm, so we have live water is almost every pasture, which is a huge advantage over the drier areas.</p><p></p><p>I have alot of rocks on our hills, so we have a huge advantage in that I can always bend down to pick up a rock to throw at a cow, unlike other areas where they have black topsoil 3 feet deep and no rock in sight.</p><p></p><p>There are lots of hills and trees that act as windbreaks or shade and most of our cattle winter without ever seeing the inside of a barn.</p><p></p><p>There are nearly 20 farm stores that sell cattle feed and supplies within a 25 mile radius, so we have a good competition for prices and variety of stock items. Some areas with less cattle do not have very many places to choose from.</p><p></p><p>These are some advantages and some disadvantages of my area compared to other areas</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 288192, member: 1150"] In our climate, we can calve year round, up north they cant. We dont have long eared cattle because they bring less money as feeders, in the south, long eared cattle are necessary because of heat and insects. There is such a huge concentration of mama cows in my area that we have nearly 20 cattle auctions within a 75 mile radius of my farm, so we have an advantage when it comes to buying or selling cattle. You dont have to depend on 3 or 4 auctions like in most areas of the country. There is a creek and a river and about 15 springs on my farm, so we have live water is almost every pasture, which is a huge advantage over the drier areas. I have alot of rocks on our hills, so we have a huge advantage in that I can always bend down to pick up a rock to throw at a cow, unlike other areas where they have black topsoil 3 feet deep and no rock in sight. There are lots of hills and trees that act as windbreaks or shade and most of our cattle winter without ever seeing the inside of a barn. There are nearly 20 farm stores that sell cattle feed and supplies within a 25 mile radius, so we have a good competition for prices and variety of stock items. Some areas with less cattle do not have very many places to choose from. These are some advantages and some disadvantages of my area compared to other areas [/QUOTE]
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