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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 200419" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>My dad had five acres and raise one steer per year for beef. He was the only one in the family that had any cattle at all. In fact the rest of the extended family all lived in town. When I was in the second grade dad bought me a day old holstein bull calf to raise. By the time I reached high school I had 2 or 3 steers. I joined FFA and was on the livestock judging team. When I was 16 the neighbor who was a retire chicken farmer rented me 40 acres of pasture for a quarter of a beef a year. I went to the old Farm Credit Asso and dad cosigned a note. I then went to the sale barn by myself and bought cattle. I paid to have them hauled home because it was cheaper than buying a truck (not many trailers around in the 60's). Was I nervous, you bet. Did I make mistakes? Yes, but I just learned from them and I still make mistakes today. One of the things you learn is that one bad cow is not going to make or break you. By the time I went off to college I had made enough on cattle to pay for my first two years of school.</p><p>Did I get any help along the way? You bet. Not in the form of money but a wealth of advice. When a kid wallks into a sale barn and starts to buy cattle watch how many old cowmen offer advice.</p><p>I am not a full time rancher as I have posted here before. I run around 50 pairs. Mostly on rented ground because I can rent pasture here cheaper than owning it. I rarely raise my own heifers but prefer to get my replacements by buying bred cows. And I do buy a fair number of cows that are short term sort of like Stocky described earlier in the thread. My day job has me working full time with livestock owners (mostly dairy and chicken) regarding manure management issues. So although I am not a full time rancher I am involved with livestock all the time. </p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 200419, member: 498"] My dad had five acres and raise one steer per year for beef. He was the only one in the family that had any cattle at all. In fact the rest of the extended family all lived in town. When I was in the second grade dad bought me a day old holstein bull calf to raise. By the time I reached high school I had 2 or 3 steers. I joined FFA and was on the livestock judging team. When I was 16 the neighbor who was a retire chicken farmer rented me 40 acres of pasture for a quarter of a beef a year. I went to the old Farm Credit Asso and dad cosigned a note. I then went to the sale barn by myself and bought cattle. I paid to have them hauled home because it was cheaper than buying a truck (not many trailers around in the 60's). Was I nervous, you bet. Did I make mistakes? Yes, but I just learned from them and I still make mistakes today. One of the things you learn is that one bad cow is not going to make or break you. By the time I went off to college I had made enough on cattle to pay for my first two years of school. Did I get any help along the way? You bet. Not in the form of money but a wealth of advice. When a kid wallks into a sale barn and starts to buy cattle watch how many old cowmen offer advice. I am not a full time rancher as I have posted here before. I run around 50 pairs. Mostly on rented ground because I can rent pasture here cheaper than owning it. I rarely raise my own heifers but prefer to get my replacements by buying bred cows. And I do buy a fair number of cows that are short term sort of like Stocky described earlier in the thread. My day job has me working full time with livestock owners (mostly dairy and chicken) regarding manure management issues. So although I am not a full time rancher I am involved with livestock all the time. Dave [/QUOTE]
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