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yeah the forcast shows no rain in sight for a good while.gonna be alot of cows going to the sale after the 1st of the year.an even more so when they run out of all the theyve bought.
 
There aint that many left so I'll make it okay with only half the normal rain.

There's been just a bit more rain at the house this year than there has been in the pastures. Funny that the house is in a D3 part and the farm is in D4. The people who prepared that map must have gotten down to the bug dust for accuracy.

Bigbull, there aint that many cows left around here to worry with.
 
Remember guys, only 12% of the cattle in Texas have been liquidated to date to there's plenty yet to be sold.

At least that's what I think somebody pointed out the other day.
 
If I blow enough hot air maybe I can push the low headed to us your way. We sure don't need what theyre calling for.
 
hooknline":3bjce484 said:
If I blow enough hot air maybe I can push the low headed to us your way. We sure don't need what theyre calling for.
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It's amazing what a hundred miles will do. I am not desperate for it, but could use quite a bit more.
 
.......Lol.....hook, .what was the comment about drought in Texas ....been happening for 30000 years was it?.......probably applies as well to "low pressure" systems in Florida too.......
 
I was excited early this morning because we had a heavy fog :( . The forecast this morning showed we had a 20% chance of rain for tomorrow afternoon but when I checked again a few hours later the forecast was revised to 0% for the next ten days.
 
jedstivers":wwi8ss4k said:
slick4591":wwi8ss4k said:
I can tell you from observation that more than 12% are gone from my county.
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No there not, the Internet says so.
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LOL Yep. The internet is full of it! If we still had cows in most of these dirt pastures, the tree huggers would have a fit and be calling it animal cruelty. You know all those starving horse stories you see on television?

It is very hard for me to believe even half are left but then again I have not been everywhere in the state. Look at that drought map, see what's happened here, and consider it as widespread as that map shows. Fires everywhere because of the drought too.

Whoever put out "12%" is smoking some really good stuff.
 
backhoeboogie":1vehrm5z said:
jedstivers":1vehrm5z said:
slick4591":1vehrm5z said:
I can tell you from observation that more than 12% are gone from my county.
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No there not, the Internet says so.
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LOL Yep. The internet is full of it! If we still had cows in most of these dirt pastures, the tree huggers would have a fit and be calling it animal cruelty. You know all those starving horse stories you see on television?

It is very hard for me to believe even half are left but then again I have not been everywhere in the state. Look at that drought map, see what's happened here, and consider it as widespread as that map shows. Fires everywhere because of the drought too.

Whoever put out "12%" is smoking some really good stuff.
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I spent more on feed in the third quarter for 11 cows than I typically do in a year for 28.
When you are feeding 5.5 ton's of hay and feed a month just to hold them doesn't make sense at a time when they should be on grass only. That comes to 33 pounds a day per cow that equates to total life support.
There is nothing left to eat except out of a feed bunk or hay rack. Just holding off selling the rest until next year, after selling the hay equipment and cows this year. I will be one of Uncle Sam's favorite nephew's this year. Boogie neighbor has got 400 acres with about 50 cows left in East Texas, talking about going to 10 to 20 unbelievable.
Besides raising he!! I foresee one old jenny in the pasture.
 
I spent more on feed in the third quarter for 11 cows than I typically do in a year for 28.
When you are feeding 5.5 ton's of hay and feed a month just to hold them doesn't make sense at a time when they should be on grass only. That comes to 33 pounds a day per cow that equates to total life support.
There is nothing left to eat except out of a feed bunk or hay rack. Just holding off selling the rest until next year, after selling the hay equipment and cows this year. I will be one of Uncle Sam's favorite nephew's this year. Boogie neighbor has got 400 acres with about 50 cows left in East Texas, talking about going to 10 to 20 unbelievable.
Besides raising he!! I foresee one old jenny in the pasture.[/quote]

CB, you don't have to wait to sell till next year for tax purposes unless you just need the feed bill for a write-off this year. In Tx and Ok due to the drought you can sell cows and as long as you buy back in within two years you don't have to pay tax on the sale of livestock. I sat with my CPA and we called the IRS and confirmed this.
 
Brute 23":340x28ge said:
Its impossible for them to know how many cattle are left. There are cattle tucked away in places you would have to fly over to find.
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There's probably a couple generations of cattle down on the gulfcoast and coastal bend areas that have never seen their owner. Daddy always called'em "Salt Water Brimmers". CB probably has some of them roaming his neck of the woods too. A real rodeo when they get penned and hauled. Break out the dogs !!!
 
Isomade
I have read several articles on selling cows out due to drought, unless something has changed this only applied to ranchers who had the cows as primary income. Do you know if this also applies if the cattle are not your primary income?
 
cowboy43":ve9oyir2 said:
Isomade
I have read several articles on selling cows out due to drought, unless something has changed this only applied to ranchers who had the cows as primary income. Do you know if this also applies if the cattle are not your primary income?
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http://beefmagazine.com/natural-disaste ... exibility/

Under option one it makes no difference if you are a primary farmer and since we are declared a natural disaster area it actually extends to 4-years.

Under option 2 you have to receive at least 50% of your income from farming/ranching.
 

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