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<blockquote data-quote="hurleyjd" data-source="post: 1517763" data-attributes="member: 4674"><p>The Mexicans around here that can and will work are getting few and far between. Some of them that have a large job to do tell me that they cannot find a Mexican to work. I have some six wire barbwire that the cows have pushed the post over and stretched the wire. This is along the road. Sergio told me about a week ago he needed to work to call if I had any. I met him yesterday at 4:00 pm to show him what to do. He looked at it and said I will remove the wire straighten the post for 85 cents a foot. I said okay when will you start. He said now and pulled his truck out of the road and went to work. I have plans to sell most of the cows. I have 29 pair with calves from about 250 to 700 pounds on them. Friday week and they will be gone. As soon as this fence gets fixed and some repair on the lot I have plans to sell 35 more pair. This will leave be about 60 head of young bred cows that should start calving around Jan/ Feb next year. I think with any luck at all and reducing the herd size I will be able to bale enough hay by the last of August. Rye grass and clover reseeds on these places. Next year I have plans to sell the rest and live out the golden years doing whatever I want to do and able to do. Next year I will be 78 and do not have the passion I did before for cattle. Also good chance I will also reduce my land holding by about 50% and that will leave 200 acres that I can get to with the UTV in about fifteen minutes. The Co-op is going to miss the money I spend with them on lime, fertilizer, feed herbicides and fence repair material.The equipment dealer may miss me also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hurleyjd, post: 1517763, member: 4674"] The Mexicans around here that can and will work are getting few and far between. Some of them that have a large job to do tell me that they cannot find a Mexican to work. I have some six wire barbwire that the cows have pushed the post over and stretched the wire. This is along the road. Sergio told me about a week ago he needed to work to call if I had any. I met him yesterday at 4:00 pm to show him what to do. He looked at it and said I will remove the wire straighten the post for 85 cents a foot. I said okay when will you start. He said now and pulled his truck out of the road and went to work. I have plans to sell most of the cows. I have 29 pair with calves from about 250 to 700 pounds on them. Friday week and they will be gone. As soon as this fence gets fixed and some repair on the lot I have plans to sell 35 more pair. This will leave be about 60 head of young bred cows that should start calving around Jan/ Feb next year. I think with any luck at all and reducing the herd size I will be able to bale enough hay by the last of August. Rye grass and clover reseeds on these places. Next year I have plans to sell the rest and live out the golden years doing whatever I want to do and able to do. Next year I will be 78 and do not have the passion I did before for cattle. Also good chance I will also reduce my land holding by about 50% and that will leave 200 acres that I can get to with the UTV in about fifteen minutes. The Co-op is going to miss the money I spend with them on lime, fertilizer, feed herbicides and fence repair material.The equipment dealer may miss me also. [/QUOTE]
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