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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1829446" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Obviously I'll start.</p><p>I was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The closest I came to living on a farm was between age of 4 and 9 we lived in Mesquite, Texas. Went to the rodeo and came home with a horse. Broke-broke-broke. I would lead her to a wooden fence and climb up the fence to get on. Rode bareback pretty much all the time. We raised rabbits. Well started out with pets - you know where that goes!</p><p>Left RI when I was 19 - moved to Overland Park, Kansas with parents. Met Ken, my husband and we purchased his deceased Grandfather's farm of 160 acres in Louisburg, Ks. Farm Credit and MIL held a note. We sold cull Walnut trees each year to make one of the 6 month payments. Paid extra principle with every payment. Paid it off in 10 years.</p><p>First, we already had a few riding horses, so got into breeding horses. Had a couple really nice weaned fillies that we tried to sell. Finally ended up finding a buyer for lot less than wanted - $500 each to a man that owned a famous local Western store. Few months later, we went to a small horse show. There were our two fillies. So, we casually wondered over and got talking to these people. Said, "we're interested in getting a few fillies, what would a pair like this cost?" They told us they had just bought them from XX (the Western Store owner) for $5,000.</p><p>Hubby was livid. Said, that's it. I'm getting cattle. They sell by the pound whether my name is <strong>Smith</strong> or <strong><u>Rockefeller</u></strong>!!!</p><p>Went to a local farm sale and bought 2 BWF cows supposed to be due to calve. Big Eye & Little Eye (obviously they had a black goggle eye). We didn't know how to tell when they would calve. Mares wax up on their teats and YOU KNOW!</p><p>My mom used to come to the farm 1 day a week to spend time with our daughter (we both worked in town during the day). Well, one day Mom calls and says "you have a baby!!". Ken & I got home. Looked and looked and looked for the calf. No calf. "Mom, you must have seen a dog." "No, I saw a black baby calf". Well, when a mare has a foal, that foal is in close proximity to the mare. We didn't know the cow would walk off with the calf hidden in the bushes. Quite a learning curve.</p><p>Then, we quickly got into AI and breeding Simmental. Guess what - then the price of the breeding stock depended on your REPUTATION!!!</p><p>Sold farm in 1978 and moved to New York with our best 12 head. Had our first purebred calf born in NY that first year. Ironically, a farm owned by David Rockefeller LEASED cows from us for flushing.</p><p>Quite an ironic twist.</p><p></p><p>How did you start?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1829446, member: 968"] Obviously I'll start. I was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The closest I came to living on a farm was between age of 4 and 9 we lived in Mesquite, Texas. Went to the rodeo and came home with a horse. Broke-broke-broke. I would lead her to a wooden fence and climb up the fence to get on. Rode bareback pretty much all the time. We raised rabbits. Well started out with pets - you know where that goes! Left RI when I was 19 - moved to Overland Park, Kansas with parents. Met Ken, my husband and we purchased his deceased Grandfather's farm of 160 acres in Louisburg, Ks. Farm Credit and MIL held a note. We sold cull Walnut trees each year to make one of the 6 month payments. Paid extra principle with every payment. Paid it off in 10 years. First, we already had a few riding horses, so got into breeding horses. Had a couple really nice weaned fillies that we tried to sell. Finally ended up finding a buyer for lot less than wanted - $500 each to a man that owned a famous local Western store. Few months later, we went to a small horse show. There were our two fillies. So, we casually wondered over and got talking to these people. Said, "we're interested in getting a few fillies, what would a pair like this cost?" They told us they had just bought them from XX (the Western Store owner) for $5,000. Hubby was livid. Said, that's it. I'm getting cattle. They sell by the pound whether my name is [B]Smith[/B] or [B][U]Rockefeller[/U][/B]!!! Went to a local farm sale and bought 2 BWF cows supposed to be due to calve. Big Eye & Little Eye (obviously they had a black goggle eye). We didn't know how to tell when they would calve. Mares wax up on their teats and YOU KNOW! My mom used to come to the farm 1 day a week to spend time with our daughter (we both worked in town during the day). Well, one day Mom calls and says "you have a baby!!". Ken & I got home. Looked and looked and looked for the calf. No calf. "Mom, you must have seen a dog." "No, I saw a black baby calf". Well, when a mare has a foal, that foal is in close proximity to the mare. We didn't know the cow would walk off with the calf hidden in the bushes. Quite a learning curve. Then, we quickly got into AI and breeding Simmental. Guess what - then the price of the breeding stock depended on your REPUTATION!!! Sold farm in 1978 and moved to New York with our best 12 head. Had our first purebred calf born in NY that first year. Ironically, a farm owned by David Rockefeller LEASED cows from us for flushing. Quite an ironic twist. How did you start? [/QUOTE]
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