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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1659045" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p>Take any advice (including mine) with a grain of salt. You are the one who has to make your choice work. I will say at the outset the less iron and oil you put</p><p>between the sun and the ground the better off you will be. Remember a purebred breeder will want to lock you into a color. Also calves born in the first 30</p><p>days of your calving period will be the most profitable so make fertility your number one goal. Calve in sync with nature in your area to the extent possible.</p><p>Pounds of beef produced per acre will yield the most profit not pounds of beef per cow. Compare it to corn. If large corn plants and ears were more profitable we would still be growing corn in 40 in rows. Not sure if you are all in for this venture or if there is outside income available. The easiest money you will make is the money you do not spend. All things being equal (and they seldom are) you will be ahead to walk your cows to the feed instead of hauling feed to the cow. Due to age and economics in the industry today one can expect about half of the people in the cow business today to be gone</p><p>within ten years or so. Be careful taking advice from anyone that will cost you money and them none. Remember <em>growthy calves </em>are a purebred breeders</p><p>sales speech. You will not be imune from mistakes. I pray they will be small ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1659045, member: 40072"] Take any advice (including mine) with a grain of salt. You are the one who has to make your choice work. I will say at the outset the less iron and oil you put between the sun and the ground the better off you will be. Remember a purebred breeder will want to lock you into a color. Also calves born in the first 30 days of your calving period will be the most profitable so make fertility your number one goal. Calve in sync with nature in your area to the extent possible. Pounds of beef produced per acre will yield the most profit not pounds of beef per cow. Compare it to corn. If large corn plants and ears were more profitable we would still be growing corn in 40 in rows. Not sure if you are all in for this venture or if there is outside income available. The easiest money you will make is the money you do not spend. All things being equal (and they seldom are) you will be ahead to walk your cows to the feed instead of hauling feed to the cow. Due to age and economics in the industry today one can expect about half of the people in the cow business today to be gone within ten years or so. Be careful taking advice from anyone that will cost you money and them none. Remember [I]growthy calves [/I]are a purebred breeders sales speech. You will not be imune from mistakes. I pray they will be small ones. [/QUOTE]
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