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<blockquote data-quote="Idaman" data-source="post: 753945" data-attributes="member: 14119"><p>Simple answer = The blacks finish one to two weeks sooner in the same feeder pen.</p><p></p><p>Solution = Tough and long and drawn out.</p><p></p><p>Reason = We will have to breed for quicker finishing cattle and compete with the blacks. The pendulum will swing our way when we solve this short comming.</p><p></p><p>Example = Our neighbor who runs about 800 mother cows originally ran a herd of as good of Hereford purebred and commercial cows as you would ever hope to see. They are now almost entirely black and baldies, The other day I drove through a group of his cows coming up along the road and I wanted to see just how many Hereford bulls there were in them. One and about ten blacks. His Hereford bulls all came from Colyers, Harrells, and Feddes so they are not second class citizens. This man finnishes his own calves and buys several hundred to feed with hs own. The natural beef consortium that he sells to pays a decent premium but they are now demanding only straight black hides.</p><p></p><p>Another problem = We raise and run black bulls. In the summer when it gets real hot they just quit the cows and hole up in a thicket along a creek somewhere. It takes us a 410 to get them started for home. When they get home they are sent straight to the sale. This is only true on the purchased bulls. It also almost forces us to run some Hereford bulls for clean up so that is why you see some straight Hereford calves in our bunch.</p><p></p><p>Coming changes = There is a growing demand for Hereford bulls to sire tiger stripe cows and baldies. We DON'T sell bulls but we are even feeling the pressure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaman, post: 753945, member: 14119"] Simple answer = The blacks finish one to two weeks sooner in the same feeder pen. Solution = Tough and long and drawn out. Reason = We will have to breed for quicker finishing cattle and compete with the blacks. The pendulum will swing our way when we solve this short comming. Example = Our neighbor who runs about 800 mother cows originally ran a herd of as good of Hereford purebred and commercial cows as you would ever hope to see. They are now almost entirely black and baldies, The other day I drove through a group of his cows coming up along the road and I wanted to see just how many Hereford bulls there were in them. One and about ten blacks. His Hereford bulls all came from Colyers, Harrells, and Feddes so they are not second class citizens. This man finnishes his own calves and buys several hundred to feed with hs own. The natural beef consortium that he sells to pays a decent premium but they are now demanding only straight black hides. Another problem = We raise and run black bulls. In the summer when it gets real hot they just quit the cows and hole up in a thicket along a creek somewhere. It takes us a 410 to get them started for home. When they get home they are sent straight to the sale. This is only true on the purchased bulls. It also almost forces us to run some Hereford bulls for clean up so that is why you see some straight Hereford calves in our bunch. Coming changes = There is a growing demand for Hereford bulls to sire tiger stripe cows and baldies. We DON'T sell bulls but we are even feeling the pressure. [/QUOTE]
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