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<blockquote data-quote="cowboy43" data-source="post: 1246943" data-attributes="member: 10124"><p>I know how you feel, as a kid my father went through the 7 year drought of the 1950's ( he never sold out) he passed away in 1963 , that is when I took over At age 18 , I fought droughts until 1995 that is when I lost and sold out. About 6 months after it started raining again and I bought back in, built up a good size herd and the drought beat me agin in 2009 and I sold out again , it started raining agin 2010 , I let my pastures rest 2 years and could not stand it any longer and at 70 years old I am back in the cattle business again . Cattle is in my blood like a narcotic addiction and I can not get out of the business , I will be in as long as I am physically able. I am educating myself and trying to improve my operation for the next drought because I know it will come. Cow numbers are way down in Texas after the big sell out several years ago and a lot of ranchers have not gone back in . With cows and calves selling up to $4000 it is a gamble and hard to get back in. </p><p> Good luck to you with your future decisions and let us know how you feel when it starts raining again. :cboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowboy43, post: 1246943, member: 10124"] I know how you feel, as a kid my father went through the 7 year drought of the 1950's ( he never sold out) he passed away in 1963 , that is when I took over At age 18 , I fought droughts until 1995 that is when I lost and sold out. About 6 months after it started raining again and I bought back in, built up a good size herd and the drought beat me agin in 2009 and I sold out again , it started raining agin 2010 , I let my pastures rest 2 years and could not stand it any longer and at 70 years old I am back in the cattle business again . Cattle is in my blood like a narcotic addiction and I can not get out of the business , I will be in as long as I am physically able. I am educating myself and trying to improve my operation for the next drought because I know it will come. Cow numbers are way down in Texas after the big sell out several years ago and a lot of ranchers have not gone back in . With cows and calves selling up to $4000 it is a gamble and hard to get back in. Good luck to you with your future decisions and let us know how you feel when it starts raining again. :cboy: [/QUOTE]
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