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<blockquote data-quote="Bud In lower Ala" data-source="post: 251566" data-attributes="member: 3069"><p>Good evening to all y'all,</p><p>This is an interesting thread, I am a member of the Ala Cattleman Assoc. From Info I get from the ACA, most cattlemen/women in our GREAT STATE OF ALABAMA have on average 25/50 head. We right now have 26 head. We buy our hay, because for us it is more convenient and less expensive than raising our own. We buy most of our supplies from the local CO-OP and sometimes Jeffery. We do our own castrating, vaccinations, deworming, ECT. We have a vet who comes when we need him and gives us advice by phone. </p><p>My profession is full time minister/preacher and I travel out of the US and do volunteer missions. I preach because God called me. I raise cows because I enjoy it. As tiring as it is, it is relaxing. I think I enjoy cows because they remind me of congregations I have had in the past: stubborn, self-willed, mean, wont do what they should, and always DEMANDING attention.</p><p>Now I am confused, am I a farmer/rancher and hobby preacher, or Hobby farmer/rancher and professional preacher?</p><p>Back in the winter I spoke to a certain Guru in south TX who told me that he had about 50 head and worked in the oil business. Does that mean he is a hobby oil man and profession cattleman or a hobby farmer and professional oil man? If you have two cows and you try to sell one for a profit ,doesn't that take the term "hobby" out of the equation? While living in Hunt county TX, I knew personally only one operator that had( according to rumor) about 3,000 head. All the other ranchers were about like our little operation with 20/50 head. </p><p>Now one more question, When does anything change from being a hobby to avocation to profession? Thanks for reading this long post</p><p>Bud in LA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bud In lower Ala, post: 251566, member: 3069"] Good evening to all y'all, This is an interesting thread, I am a member of the Ala Cattleman Assoc. From Info I get from the ACA, most cattlemen/women in our GREAT STATE OF ALABAMA have on average 25/50 head. We right now have 26 head. We buy our hay, because for us it is more convenient and less expensive than raising our own. We buy most of our supplies from the local CO-OP and sometimes Jeffery. We do our own castrating, vaccinations, deworming, ECT. We have a vet who comes when we need him and gives us advice by phone. My profession is full time minister/preacher and I travel out of the US and do volunteer missions. I preach because God called me. I raise cows because I enjoy it. As tiring as it is, it is relaxing. I think I enjoy cows because they remind me of congregations I have had in the past: stubborn, self-willed, mean, wont do what they should, and always DEMANDING attention. Now I am confused, am I a farmer/rancher and hobby preacher, or Hobby farmer/rancher and professional preacher? Back in the winter I spoke to a certain Guru in south TX who told me that he had about 50 head and worked in the oil business. Does that mean he is a hobby oil man and profession cattleman or a hobby farmer and professional oil man? If you have two cows and you try to sell one for a profit ,doesn't that take the term "hobby" out of the equation? While living in Hunt county TX, I knew personally only one operator that had( according to rumor) about 3,000 head. All the other ranchers were about like our little operation with 20/50 head. Now one more question, When does anything change from being a hobby to avocation to profession? Thanks for reading this long post Bud in LA [/QUOTE]
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