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<blockquote data-quote="Starting late" data-source="post: 579786" data-attributes="member: 8634"><p>All good replies, thanks. I work full time, this is only my second year. 40 Head of cattle total, 10 older Hereford cows, Angus bull, 2 Black white faced 2 year old cows, 3 heifers will calve in Oct., 2 more heifers will be bred in Jan., the rest are either steers being fattened or calves. I direct market my meat and get a minimum of $1.15 lb live weight. 60 acres of old fescue pasture currently in use, fertilized and productive with clover and some native legumes, rye seeded end of August both for grazing and baling. about 20 Acres of hayground already established. I bought 30 head of cattle from neighbor and agreed to pay him over 3 years no interest. Last payment will be next April. All equipment is paid for. I don't see a market for goats or sheep yet in my area. Fear Coyotes would eat all the lambs. My parents had about 20 sheep here one time just to keep the pasture grazed, coyotes loved it and ate EVERY lamb. I am just trying to make the cattle efficient enough to pay their own way and cover the cost of operation and maybe pay for a hay and equipment shed built with used material. I am considering getting into grain farming with older, less expensive equipment in about 3 or 4 years. I would pay cash as I go and carry no debt. Let me know what advice or thought you all have about that plan and those goals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starting late, post: 579786, member: 8634"] All good replies, thanks. I work full time, this is only my second year. 40 Head of cattle total, 10 older Hereford cows, Angus bull, 2 Black white faced 2 year old cows, 3 heifers will calve in Oct., 2 more heifers will be bred in Jan., the rest are either steers being fattened or calves. I direct market my meat and get a minimum of $1.15 lb live weight. 60 acres of old fescue pasture currently in use, fertilized and productive with clover and some native legumes, rye seeded end of August both for grazing and baling. about 20 Acres of hayground already established. I bought 30 head of cattle from neighbor and agreed to pay him over 3 years no interest. Last payment will be next April. All equipment is paid for. I don't see a market for goats or sheep yet in my area. Fear Coyotes would eat all the lambs. My parents had about 20 sheep here one time just to keep the pasture grazed, coyotes loved it and ate EVERY lamb. I am just trying to make the cattle efficient enough to pay their own way and cover the cost of operation and maybe pay for a hay and equipment shed built with used material. I am considering getting into grain farming with older, less expensive equipment in about 3 or 4 years. I would pay cash as I go and carry no debt. Let me know what advice or thought you all have about that plan and those goals. [/QUOTE]
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