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<blockquote data-quote="greenwillowherefords" data-source="post: 97460" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>The ranch that this heifer came from has developed three branches of the Hazlett/Turner Ranch family tree: The Rupert Tone, the Major Rupert, and the Tcaldo Tone. The Rupert Tones are his and my favorite; and they are the thickest and growthiest, probably the best milkers. The Major Ruperts are framier. The Tcaldo Tones are the calving ease branch, and it is not uncommon for them to have birthweights in the fifties. The heaviest calf ever sired by one of his Tcaldo Tone bulls weighed 82#, and was out of a Rupert cow. He has occasionally introduced a bit of Line One blood, but very seldom. I think there is one bull with genetics tracing to Lone Star a ways back in the pedigree.</p><p></p><p>The above heifer was sired by D Rupert Tone 641, and out of a Major Rupert cow. 641 calves tend to have more white, with a longer featherneck, etc. For this reason, he culls some of them for excessive white. He registered the heifer for me at my request, and I will be breeding her to my more conservatively marked bulls. (She was exposed to the bull in Feb-March and I am getting ready to have her preg checked) This heifer would have been a replacement for him, but there are two small white spots about the size of a large coin right in front of her hindquarters, on top in line with the featherneck. Those were the deciding factor.</p><p></p><p>These Hazlett cows have been culled and selected hard for 40 years for good udders, milking ability, thickness, marbling, and disposition. It is not uncommon for a fifteen year old cow to wean a calf over 600# in this herd. Sorry for the long-winded post, and probably more than you ever wanted to know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenwillowherefords, post: 97460, member: 587"] The ranch that this heifer came from has developed three branches of the Hazlett/Turner Ranch family tree: The Rupert Tone, the Major Rupert, and the Tcaldo Tone. The Rupert Tones are his and my favorite; and they are the thickest and growthiest, probably the best milkers. The Major Ruperts are framier. The Tcaldo Tones are the calving ease branch, and it is not uncommon for them to have birthweights in the fifties. The heaviest calf ever sired by one of his Tcaldo Tone bulls weighed 82#, and was out of a Rupert cow. He has occasionally introduced a bit of Line One blood, but very seldom. I think there is one bull with genetics tracing to Lone Star a ways back in the pedigree. The above heifer was sired by D Rupert Tone 641, and out of a Major Rupert cow. 641 calves tend to have more white, with a longer featherneck, etc. For this reason, he culls some of them for excessive white. He registered the heifer for me at my request, and I will be breeding her to my more conservatively marked bulls. (She was exposed to the bull in Feb-March and I am getting ready to have her preg checked) This heifer would have been a replacement for him, but there are two small white spots about the size of a large coin right in front of her hindquarters, on top in line with the featherneck. Those were the deciding factor. These Hazlett cows have been culled and selected hard for 40 years for good udders, milking ability, thickness, marbling, and disposition. It is not uncommon for a fifteen year old cow to wean a calf over 600# in this herd. Sorry for the long-winded post, and probably more than you ever wanted to know. [/QUOTE]
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