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<blockquote data-quote="LauraleesFarm" data-source="post: 1140080" data-attributes="member: 14261"><p>Olivia,</p><p>Please ignore the constant bickering among the "adults" on this board. It has nothing to do with you.</p><p></p><p>Now, about the cattle. Your biggest priority is to find out what type of cattle sell the best in your area. Go to your county extension agent. Ask questions. Find out what other people are raising and find out what works. I don't know where you live, and am not going to ask, since you are a minor. But I live in Texas where it is hot and humid. Where I live, it is good to have a bit of Brahman in your mama cows. We cross those mama cows on something that will trim the ear down and add pounds, such as Charolais. Where I live, the popular cattle that sell well tend to be crosses of Angus, Hereford, and Charolais. Black baldies sell well most anywhere, I am told. Beefmaster is also popular here. For females, anything with Brahman influence is popular here because it is hot and they do well in the heat. Go to the local livestock auction and learn to understand how the cattle are selling and the price. This takes a lot of listening and training your ear to hear it. Figure up what the cattle are selling for. Notice which ones sell the best and bring the most. </p><p></p><p>Crossbreeding is the heart and soul of the beef industry. Don't let anybody tell you anything different. Everthing else is bred for the purpose of supporting exactly that. : 0</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LauraleesFarm, post: 1140080, member: 14261"] Olivia, Please ignore the constant bickering among the "adults" on this board. It has nothing to do with you. Now, about the cattle. Your biggest priority is to find out what type of cattle sell the best in your area. Go to your county extension agent. Ask questions. Find out what other people are raising and find out what works. I don't know where you live, and am not going to ask, since you are a minor. But I live in Texas where it is hot and humid. Where I live, it is good to have a bit of Brahman in your mama cows. We cross those mama cows on something that will trim the ear down and add pounds, such as Charolais. Where I live, the popular cattle that sell well tend to be crosses of Angus, Hereford, and Charolais. Black baldies sell well most anywhere, I am told. Beefmaster is also popular here. For females, anything with Brahman influence is popular here because it is hot and they do well in the heat. Go to the local livestock auction and learn to understand how the cattle are selling and the price. This takes a lot of listening and training your ear to hear it. Figure up what the cattle are selling for. Notice which ones sell the best and bring the most. Crossbreeding is the heart and soul of the beef industry. Don't let anybody tell you anything different. Everthing else is bred for the purpose of supporting exactly that. : 0 [/QUOTE]
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