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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 1354523" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>But I can show you (and the ND studies show) that if you limit the cattle to a certain amount of feed for efficiency-- most those smaller framed range type cattle come thru the winter in much better shape then the bigger framed ones... I can winter feed a third more smaller framed 1000-1200 lb cows on the same amount of hay I used to have to use on the bigger exotic cross and hayburner 1400-1600 lb cows-- and still bring the cows thru on a BCS of 5 (or above).. (over on Advantage Cattle site- one fellow claims that number is one half)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When I was a kid- some of the big ranch's (1000 head or more) ran cattle on the range year around- with very little feeding... The cows roughed it thru the winter and had to hustle for grass thru the snow or whatever.. Some were lucky if they had a spring that ran all winter- but many just ate snow... They figured the winter death loss was cheaper then the cost of equipment and labor putting up hay.. (And about once every 10 years they would have a killer winter and a heavy death loss- but many were in business (and did quite well) for 40-50 years that way).. </p><p>But those cattle they had that had to survive on the range on their own were mostly 3-4 frame that weighed between 900 and 1100 lbs .. Most were herefords or hereford/shorthorn cross's back in those days-- as the angus didn't start making inroads into this country until the 60's (Dad bought our first angus bull in 1958- and was scorned/laughed at by many for doing so)...</p><p></p><p>But for me- I've found the more moderate cattle work for me- instead of me having to spend all my time working for them..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 1354523, member: 97"] But I can show you (and the ND studies show) that if you limit the cattle to a certain amount of feed for efficiency-- most those smaller framed range type cattle come thru the winter in much better shape then the bigger framed ones... I can winter feed a third more smaller framed 1000-1200 lb cows on the same amount of hay I used to have to use on the bigger exotic cross and hayburner 1400-1600 lb cows-- and still bring the cows thru on a BCS of 5 (or above).. (over on Advantage Cattle site- one fellow claims that number is one half) When I was a kid- some of the big ranch's (1000 head or more) ran cattle on the range year around- with very little feeding... The cows roughed it thru the winter and had to hustle for grass thru the snow or whatever.. Some were lucky if they had a spring that ran all winter- but many just ate snow... They figured the winter death loss was cheaper then the cost of equipment and labor putting up hay.. (And about once every 10 years they would have a killer winter and a heavy death loss- but many were in business (and did quite well) for 40-50 years that way).. But those cattle they had that had to survive on the range on their own were mostly 3-4 frame that weighed between 900 and 1100 lbs .. Most were herefords or hereford/shorthorn cross's back in those days-- as the angus didn't start making inroads into this country until the 60's (Dad bought our first angus bull in 1958- and was scorned/laughed at by many for doing so)... But for me- I've found the more moderate cattle work for me- instead of me having to spend all my time working for them.. [/QUOTE]
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