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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 571146" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>I went to an Ochs Bros sale in the 90s with my Dad. Those were the biggest and most impressive Hereford cattle I'd ever laid eyes on. I believe the Duracell bull they had was the "biggest of the big" back then. They were magnificent monsters living in an almost utopic setting. I tried to get my Dad to buy one of their bulls, as he was thinking of departing from the Anxiety 4th base that we had bred for 25 years. No doubt one of their bulls would have moved our FS4 and FS5 cattle up the range a bit.</p><p></p><p>CPL, you're correct in that this bull, OB Joyful, isn't that much different in stature and type from Rambo. I agree that he isn't "worthless" as a breeding tool in the right situation and, of the herd bulls that Ochs had, he is probably the most "moderate" and thrifty looking of the lot. You could do a lot worse, particularly if a little increase in FS was not a problem. Now, regarding FS7, I've got a bull in that range and I think a little moderation from there is a very good place to go, particularly for my environment. But most of all, I'd sure like to see more Hereford cattle with the volume, in relation to size, that OB Joyful shows....and Rambo. And I think that can be achieved in a package with a more moderate FS.</p><p></p><p>Ned Jr. is also correct. Once those big Ochs bred cattle left the confines of that high mountain setting and ended up in the foothills of New Mexico and the flatlands of Texas, a majority of them indeed went to "be nice"! I think their commitment to get their cattle bigger and bigger really backfired on them when forced to relocate to an area where the grass was a lot sparcer. I'd bet that elk and moose, raised in that type environment, would suffer the same fate if forced to move to the same area.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 571146, member: 3972"] I went to an Ochs Bros sale in the 90s with my Dad. Those were the biggest and most impressive Hereford cattle I'd ever laid eyes on. I believe the Duracell bull they had was the "biggest of the big" back then. They were magnificent monsters living in an almost utopic setting. I tried to get my Dad to buy one of their bulls, as he was thinking of departing from the Anxiety 4th base that we had bred for 25 years. No doubt one of their bulls would have moved our FS4 and FS5 cattle up the range a bit. CPL, you're correct in that this bull, OB Joyful, isn't that much different in stature and type from Rambo. I agree that he isn't "worthless" as a breeding tool in the right situation and, of the herd bulls that Ochs had, he is probably the most "moderate" and thrifty looking of the lot. You could do a lot worse, particularly if a little increase in FS was not a problem. Now, regarding FS7, I've got a bull in that range and I think a little moderation from there is a very good place to go, particularly for my environment. But most of all, I'd sure like to see more Hereford cattle with the volume, in relation to size, that OB Joyful shows....and Rambo. And I think that can be achieved in a package with a more moderate FS. Ned Jr. is also correct. Once those big Ochs bred cattle left the confines of that high mountain setting and ended up in the foothills of New Mexico and the flatlands of Texas, a majority of them indeed went to "be nice"! I think their commitment to get their cattle bigger and bigger really backfired on them when forced to relocate to an area where the grass was a lot sparcer. I'd bet that elk and moose, raised in that type environment, would suffer the same fate if forced to move to the same area. George [/QUOTE]
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