Refuse to buy cheap to take advantage of another ranchers misfortune.I totally agree but........ if no one is at the sale barn then the prices are even lower. I think if everyone would GO to the salebarn and bid on these cattle it would drive the prices up. The ranchers are having to sell them either way.
Refuse to buy cheap to take advantage of another ranchers misfortune.
frenchie":29p7dzpv said:TheBullLady and
txshowmom
well i respect your opinons..............here is mine...........I just don,t like to see good people taken advantage of.And yes they will likely need the money.I only wish i was close enough to help.
As far as disease goes if you there bidding at the sale.You are prepared to take the risk anyway.Injuries are a fact of the cattle business.
One last thing cows may be liquid assests. but they also generate revenue.and those people will need an income.
My dad had a saying That a fair deal was fair to both parties.Dad always insisted we try and treat people like neighbours.
DADS RULES
#1 rule you don,t screw your neighbours.
#2 you help them when they need it.
#3 rule you don,t gossip about your neighbours.
Cattle Rack Rancher":140gcz00 said:My dad had a saying That a fair deal was fair to both parties.Dad always insisted we try and treat people like neighbours.
DADS RULES
#1 rule you don,t screw your neighbours.
#2 you help them when they need it.
#3 rule you don,t gossip about your neighbours.
I think that's half the problem up here in Canada. We still do alot of our business with handshake deals. The rest of the world seems to have moved past this, so if its not written down, you're screwed and sometimes they still try to screw you even if it is written down.
My father always told me 'When you come into this world, all you have is your word as a man. All you need to do is to keep it. If you lose everything else but your word is still good, you'll be okay.'
Well said, Ollie!ollie":2k9f0jzf said:Having said all that I can't tell much difference between the honesty of agriculture people in any country . The difference is in the people and the way they were raised. Some people's word is good some not.