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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 24435"><p>Hey everbody, thanks for the advice. By the way don't be too hard on Bill, he was just trying to help a wantabe cattle farmer. I'll take any advice I can get.</p><p></p><p>My farm is in Western Kentucky. The heifers I purchased, and the bulls I leased were from a cattle farmer who has been raising herefords for 40 years. It appeared that he had a first class farm. He uses AI for all his replacement heifers. He said that he sold all his calves to individuals like me instead of the local cattle markets. He also raises bulls for resale. He seemed really surprised by the trouble that I've had, and the size of some of the calves. I was hoping that he would be a good mentor, in addition to being a good supplier of quality heifers. I don't know if he was either.</p><p></p><p>From what I hear from ya'll, is that my plans are basically sound. Just buy a good quality bull and cull those cows and heifers that are poor or are poor producers. I guess I'll try one more season and see what next year brings before I give up and start buying older mixed cows.</p><p></p><p>Still looking for more advice and opinions, bring them on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 24435"] Hey everbody, thanks for the advice. By the way don't be too hard on Bill, he was just trying to help a wantabe cattle farmer. I'll take any advice I can get. My farm is in Western Kentucky. The heifers I purchased, and the bulls I leased were from a cattle farmer who has been raising herefords for 40 years. It appeared that he had a first class farm. He uses AI for all his replacement heifers. He said that he sold all his calves to individuals like me instead of the local cattle markets. He also raises bulls for resale. He seemed really surprised by the trouble that I've had, and the size of some of the calves. I was hoping that he would be a good mentor, in addition to being a good supplier of quality heifers. I don't know if he was either. From what I hear from ya'll, is that my plans are basically sound. Just buy a good quality bull and cull those cows and heifers that are poor or are poor producers. I guess I'll try one more season and see what next year brings before I give up and start buying older mixed cows. Still looking for more advice and opinions, bring them on! [/QUOTE]
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