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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 630621" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>First off I am not in the business to reduce income by watching a cow produce nothing walking around the pasture and consume grass and add nothing to the bottom line and there is no way in He!! a half a dozen are going to be walking around sucking froghides out of my bill fold. To eat my grass or hay they are going to produce or leave on the next Hanover Gooseneck outta here.</p><p>Secondly I am not trying to reduce taxes I hope to pay more every year off more income not less income.</p><p>Third the cow you buy has depreciation value as well as upkeep the retained only has upkeep, if I am going to gamble on a heifer I am going with the one at least I can write off if she croaks.</p><p>I raise cattle to convert grass to cold hard train riding cash, the minute one isn't adding to the bottom line she is fired. I am not going to raise a heifer for a maybe you can buy replacement heavies that know how to work and start returning income on capital expense immediately.</p><p>In today's market with the input cost on a cow that doesn't produce to the bottom line is bad several a recipe to go broke.</p><p></p><p>Vett thats this is the reason I seldom post on heifers anymore some one can always come up with a reason to keep one but none of them make money. There is no good sound business reason for a commericial Cattleman to retain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 630621, member: 694"] First off I am not in the business to reduce income by watching a cow produce nothing walking around the pasture and consume grass and add nothing to the bottom line and there is no way in He!! a half a dozen are going to be walking around sucking froghides out of my bill fold. To eat my grass or hay they are going to produce or leave on the next Hanover Gooseneck outta here. Secondly I am not trying to reduce taxes I hope to pay more every year off more income not less income. Third the cow you buy has depreciation value as well as upkeep the retained only has upkeep, if I am going to gamble on a heifer I am going with the one at least I can write off if she croaks. I raise cattle to convert grass to cold hard train riding cash, the minute one isn't adding to the bottom line she is fired. I am not going to raise a heifer for a maybe you can buy replacement heavies that know how to work and start returning income on capital expense immediately. In today's market with the input cost on a cow that doesn't produce to the bottom line is bad several a recipe to go broke. Vett thats this is the reason I seldom post on heifers anymore some one can always come up with a reason to keep one but none of them make money. There is no good sound business reason for a commericial Cattleman to retain. [/QUOTE]
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