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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 1129165" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>My summer place is 17 miles away. I used to haul pairs there after branding at home in the spring. </p><p></p><p> Sold calves off the cows there or weaned heifers to keep and brought them home with trailers. Depending on grass/winter the cows might not come home until late Dec. </p><p></p><p>Days are pretty short that time of year but I always trailed the cows home. Took most of the winter daylight hours, but not doing much else except chores that time of year anyway.</p><p></p><p>Don't have cows anymore so I have been taking in 60 pairs with potential replacement heifer calves from a neighbor for summer. He trails them to my pasture in late May after branding. </p><p></p><p>Neighbor has enough to do at home on sale day so it's nice to not have to mess with the bunch at my place on sale day. He only sells steers in the fall. Keeps all heifers and oddball or light steers until after the first of the year. Needs the room for calving so the final cut is around 100 replacement heifers kept.</p><p></p><p>The heifer calves at my place get weaned and hauled home after his big bunch of weaned calves is settled down. Cows get trailed home later. The route is only about 5 miles and no blacktop to deal with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 1129165, member: 14713"] My summer place is 17 miles away. I used to haul pairs there after branding at home in the spring. Sold calves off the cows there or weaned heifers to keep and brought them home with trailers. Depending on grass/winter the cows might not come home until late Dec. Days are pretty short that time of year but I always trailed the cows home. Took most of the winter daylight hours, but not doing much else except chores that time of year anyway. Don't have cows anymore so I have been taking in 60 pairs with potential replacement heifer calves from a neighbor for summer. He trails them to my pasture in late May after branding. Neighbor has enough to do at home on sale day so it's nice to not have to mess with the bunch at my place on sale day. He only sells steers in the fall. Keeps all heifers and oddball or light steers until after the first of the year. Needs the room for calving so the final cut is around 100 replacement heifers kept. The heifer calves at my place get weaned and hauled home after his big bunch of weaned calves is settled down. Cows get trailed home later. The route is only about 5 miles and no blacktop to deal with. [/QUOTE]
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