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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1829687" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>I dunno. There's always been cows in my family on and off from great grandfather to me, but looks like I'm the end of the line in my direct linage. My 1st memory of my dad's cows were at a lease place Dad had over near Sheldon Tx. About all I really remember tho was the big bulk feeder he poured csm into by the 100lb towsack and the only reason I remember that was that it had a red wasp nest in the top of it about a foot across that he always told us to watch out for when he flipped the roof back . My father was never really interested in having what I would call 'good' cows as it was a different time and a good cow was any that could fend for themselves, live and grow off whatever grew in the woods, and he could sell at the salebarn. We did try registered polled Herefords but they all had calving problems, I guess that was around 1966 and he went to a brahma hereford cross like everyone else was raising in the open range around our place. Funny thing..he wasn't much on what he called high bred cattle but he tried every kind of grass that came down the pike. Alicia, African Star, several different bermudas and coastals,</p><p>Unlike Dave, I got into it late and bought my first one when I was around 13 or 14. Reg Angus heifer. Borrowed the $$ for her from Dad and worked it off in his auto shop, which made no sense to me since I was already spending every minute not in school working in there...for free. </p><p></p><p>I think this was around 1975, Dad holding my 2 twin sons with some of his cows and calves in the background..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]37952[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I spent about 20 years drinking whisky and chasing women, messed around and finally let one catch me and needed something else to spend money and energy on so I worked a deal with Dad to buy a little parcel from him (we didn't survey it, just a handshake agreement where it started and ended) then later inherited another 25 acres and bought 20 more acres then bought cows. Char/Simm cross first and then beefmasters later. Leased an adjoining 25 acres and then 41 acres right beside that. Lots of it was still woods. I'd be lyin if I didn't add that the ag exemption played a part in it.</p><p></p><p>Got another pic somewhere of all 4 of my kids sitting atop his Brahma bull. (My first wife was horrified at he and I setting them up there)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1829687, member: 18945"] I dunno. There's always been cows in my family on and off from great grandfather to me, but looks like I'm the end of the line in my direct linage. My 1st memory of my dad's cows were at a lease place Dad had over near Sheldon Tx. About all I really remember tho was the big bulk feeder he poured csm into by the 100lb towsack and the only reason I remember that was that it had a red wasp nest in the top of it about a foot across that he always told us to watch out for when he flipped the roof back . My father was never really interested in having what I would call 'good' cows as it was a different time and a good cow was any that could fend for themselves, live and grow off whatever grew in the woods, and he could sell at the salebarn. We did try registered polled Herefords but they all had calving problems, I guess that was around 1966 and he went to a brahma hereford cross like everyone else was raising in the open range around our place. Funny thing..he wasn't much on what he called high bred cattle but he tried every kind of grass that came down the pike. Alicia, African Star, several different bermudas and coastals, Unlike Dave, I got into it late and bought my first one when I was around 13 or 14. Reg Angus heifer. Borrowed the $$ for her from Dad and worked it off in his auto shop, which made no sense to me since I was already spending every minute not in school working in there...for free. I think this was around 1975, Dad holding my 2 twin sons with some of his cows and calves in the background.. [ATTACH type="full" alt="twinsandpapa_00012.jpg"]37952[/ATTACH] I spent about 20 years drinking whisky and chasing women, messed around and finally let one catch me and needed something else to spend money and energy on so I worked a deal with Dad to buy a little parcel from him (we didn't survey it, just a handshake agreement where it started and ended) then later inherited another 25 acres and bought 20 more acres then bought cows. Char/Simm cross first and then beefmasters later. Leased an adjoining 25 acres and then 41 acres right beside that. Lots of it was still woods. I'd be lyin if I didn't add that the ag exemption played a part in it. Got another pic somewhere of all 4 of my kids sitting atop his Brahma bull. (My first wife was horrified at he and I setting them up there) [/QUOTE]
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