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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 1331984" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>Most fulltimers around here who earn a living from catle only with no small grain, row crops, or outside employment are running some pretty large operations these days. </p><p></p><p> Many don't own the land base required, and send a lot of cattle out for summer pasture. I take in about 60 pairs for a neighbor each year. Pretty much just him and the wife, and 3 kids of which 2 are grown and have other careers but come home on weekends to help. </p><p></p><p> Neighbor runs 400+ mama cows and often backgrounds his heifer calves through most of the winter Sells down to 80-100 heifers for replacements in the spring.</p><p></p><p> I tend to agree with the conventional rule of thumb that to stay viable, a livestock operation needs to double in size every generation :idea:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 1331984, member: 14713"] Most fulltimers around here who earn a living from catle only with no small grain, row crops, or outside employment are running some pretty large operations these days. Many don't own the land base required, and send a lot of cattle out for summer pasture. I take in about 60 pairs for a neighbor each year. Pretty much just him and the wife, and 3 kids of which 2 are grown and have other careers but come home on weekends to help. Neighbor runs 400+ mama cows and often backgrounds his heifer calves through most of the winter Sells down to 80-100 heifers for replacements in the spring. I tend to agree with the conventional rule of thumb that to stay viable, a livestock operation needs to double in size every generation :idea: [/QUOTE]
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